Etude in C Minor -- Bertini

Etude in C Minor - Henri Bertini (1798-1876)
Source: Etudes Pour Piano, op. 29.
grade 7. =D

This is a piece I've been working on for my lessons. I enjoy it very much because it's fast and loud XD
I played it at a festival and got FIRST PLACE!!!! =D woot! and 90%, which is First Class Honours with Distinction!!
I noticed that people who had uploaded this on youtube played it too slow.....THIS is how it's supposed to be, according to the tempo.

ENJOY!!!! and please rate and comment! =D

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[kookymonster9]

well done. i am playing this piece as well, and recently won a scholarship to a prestigious summer music camp with this song. I agree that more dynamics could be added. I have had the sam problem for a long time, to you, it sounds like there is a difference in them, but to others it does not. Don't be afraid to really exaggerate your dynamics! it will sound much better.

Overall, well done, and congratulations on the win!

[P14N157cat]

@kookymonster9

Wow, congratulations on winning that scholarship! Music camp sounds like a lot of fun.

Maybe you're right about how the dynamics sound to me. Next time I will get someone to listen to me play the etude and tell me how the dynamics sound to them.

Thank you!

[kookymonster9]

@P14N157cat

No problem! Keep up the good work!

Do you do any exams, by the way?

[P14N157cat]

@kookymonster9

Yes. I have taken RCM exams up to grade 7, all with marks that have me on the First Class Honour Roll.  I will be doing my grade 8 exam sometime next year.

[NOTHINGbutCOMEDY]

fantastic ;P!

so im learning this now.. how long did it take you to memorize and perfect =)?

[P14N157cat]

@NOTHINGbutCOMEDY

I don't really remember ho long it took me to learn and perfect, but I practice almost everyday for about an hour, give and take, depending on how much homework I have. So it should have taken me around a week or two to learn the notes. I take lessons throughout the whole year, so I spent the whole year perfecting the piece.

Good luck with the piece, and I hope you have fun playing it, because I always do! :D :D

[MarcAnnaS]

Well done. I just started playing piano and want that to be my first "real" song. Thanks for the inspiration!

[P14N157cat]

I did add dynamics. The beginning is fortissimo, and I changed it into forte in the middle. At the end there is a crescendo towards another fortissimo. My camera also doesn't record sound very well, so that may be another factor!

[popsoda22]

there is more to piano than notes... you didn't add any dynamics. shame.

[P14N157cat]

Thanks! I hope you have fun with it. I did :) And Thanks again  :D