Etude in A Major Op. 37, No. 40

Excerpt of Etude in A Major Op. 37, No. 40

Difficulty Level

Mood

Video

Elements

16th Note Scale Passages

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Scales and Hand Positions

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 16th note rhythmic values.

16th Notes

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Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.

Accents

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Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Broken 5ths Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken 5th intervals with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Details

Title

Etude in A Major Op. 37, No. 40

Year

1841

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

Time Signature

# of Measures

27

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Student Type

Teaching Tips

Block the Broken Chords,

Focus on the Left Hand Accompaniment Patterns,

Play Only the Bottom Note of the Accompaniment Pattern,

Tap and Count,

Work on Expressive Phrasing