Trois nouvelles études
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Frédéric Chopin wrote his Trois nouvelles études ("three new studies") for piano in 1839, as a contribution to "Méthode des méthodes de piano", a piano instruction book by Ignaz Moscheles and François-Joseph Fétis.[1] They are often erroneously described as posthumous. These études are less technical than the composer's Op. 10 and 25 and retain Chopin's original formula for harmonic and structural balance.
Études
[edit]- The first of the Trois nouvelles études is an intimate piece in F minor. It develops students' facility with 3-on-4 polyrhythms.[1]
- The key of the second étude is A♭ major sits atop a series of chords in the right hand with a simple bass in the left hand. It develops students' facility with 2-on-3 polyrhythms.
- The third and last étude, in D♭ major, is the most technically challenging in this collection. It develops independence of voices and articulation in the right hand, with the upper melodic line quite legato over a staccato alto accompaniment. Some of the reaches required between the alto and soprano lines may be difficult for pianists with smaller hands.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Robert Cummings. Frédéric Chopin, Trois nouvelles études, for piano, KK IIb/3, CT. 38-40 (B. 130) at AllMusic
External links
[edit]- Chopin, Trois Nouvelles Études, B. 130 Sheet music (with introductory note) at Musopen
- Trois nouvelles études: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Details, Carnegie Hall Data Lab
- No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 played by Alfred Cortot on YouTube
- No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 played by Claudio Arrau on YouTube
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