Chopin - Étude Op. 10 No. 11 in E-flat major "Arpeggio"

Étude Op. 10, No. 11, in E-flat major, is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin. It is sometimes given the tiles Arpeggio-Study, and Guitar-Study. The chief difficulty addressed in this piece is the performance of extended arpeggiated chords. Throughout, the hands are required to stretch intervals as large as an octave plus a fifth. The melody, though usually the highest note of each chord, is often found in inner parts with higher parts simply being part of the accompaniment. This is especially the case in the final bars. The piece is also notable for its chromatic harmonies, daring at the time, and enharmonic shifts.

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Music

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• Chopin
• Étude
• Op10
• No11E-flat
• major
• Arpeggio
• Synthesia

[Sunshinesama]

this man had the hands, and mind, of a God.

[poiju87]

its raining.

[ALEXANDER6888]

The Best, that's all.

[Jeece712]

@Theodosia2839 This Etude is fcking hard guy.

[Singlerity]

This is way harder, I tried this, after playing for 2 years, and gave up for now... but fantaisie impromptu I learned before I had played for a year :D (full speed)

[Hitherto90]

I couldn't play this if you paid me.

[paopaomanalansan]

This is one of the most beautiful melodies ever created...

[Theodosia2839]

This is one of his easier pieces...... Look up fantasies impromptu

[MrNappy1221]

@Sunshinesama nooo... if he did... he would be god... this is frederic chopin... god can't beat him because god may have created life... but he did no create music~! frederic is the best pianist!

[712Stephen]

@fishwithoutwings That was Arthur Friedheim's opinion, which is warranted, but it really doesn't matter either way. You can play it one hand after the other or together. Pick the method you prefer as you come across arpeggiated chords in pieces. In the case of the étude, arpeggiating one hand after the other makes it much easier to bring out the melody (at the top of the right hand chord).