Chopin - Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G-flat major "Black Key"

Étude Op. 10, No. 5, in G-flat major, also known as the Black Key Étude, is a solo piano work composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1830. This work is characteristic for the arpeggios played with the right hand, almost exclusively on black keys except in measure 66, where Chopin wrote an F-natural, the only white key for the right hand throughout the entire piece.

The left hand plays the melody, with mostly chords and octaves, while the right hand accompanies with quick triplets on black keys.


Structure
This piece is unbalanced in terms of structure, but as a romantic study, Chopin favored melodic interest over rigid structure. This étude can be divided into four parts, depending on interpretation. The first theme is introduced and expounded upon with some variation after its second repetition. The second theme is presented after two sweeping arpeggios covering half the length of the keyboard. It lasts only 16 measures and is in the étude's dominant key, D-flat major. The first theme is immediately restated once, and begins developing into the coda. This development is where the only right-hand white key, F-natural, is played, in bar 66. Because this bar contains the only quarter notes in the right hand except for the last bar and it contains the previously unused F-natural, it sets up a cadence into the coda. The coda is a legato flourish in the tonic key, and ends in a rapid octave passage in both hands, which is entirely staccato.

Some prominent performers, including Horowitz and Rosenthal, choose to perform the final octave passage glissando.

This étude's dynamics are more frequently notated than any others. In the first 16 bars, Chopin indicates 14 dynamic changes, along with quick pedal fluctuations and various articulations. This does not necessarily mean dynamics should be emphasized any more than in another work, as Chopin wrote this light-hearted piece with distinct, but not heavy dynamics. These elements, coupled with the vivace tempo, make up one of the more challenging Chopin études

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[tehnoobshowskychi]

Lol is impossible too play this say this fast. I'M NOT KIDDING

[tonyngjichun]

You can check out Pollini's version. It's even faster than this.(I can play this fast too^^)

[tonyngjichun]

@JproxLeft4Dead2

Are you mad?

LoL im not being offensive but seriously this is an LTCL piece

Its just same like you go to the NBA draft without ever touching a basketball before

[RandomYTTroller]

@tonyngjichun I don't see what's so mad about it. There's plenty of people who can't read sheets and learn off Synthesia. Even if it's this hard, all it takes is practise and dedication. It's no rocket science.

[5minlatecomebacks]

yep, well, im learning this now

[annaxtraordinary]

It's not going to kill anyone if someone that doesn't know how to read music or hasn't been playing long tries to learn this piece -_-

[PianoDude1011]

@JLyteHaven in the RIGHT HAND

[JLyteHaven]

@PianoDude1011 there are plenty of b naturals

[PianoDude1011]

1:14 a white key

please give me a reply comment if u find another one

[TheZomgRice]

0:28

the e flat should be a g flat.

[BizzMarki]

@JproxLeft4Dead2 I notice you wrote that first comment a year ago... how has your progress come? Are you able to play this at all?

[ipoodaily]

@JproxLeft4Dead2 screw them. i think u shud keep trying.

[Hitherto90]

This is faster than Petit Chien