As the etudes get harder I get more and more discouraged. Especially since I hit etude 12 today which is often known as the "Revolutionary Etude." It opens with a very dramatic striking of a G M/m 7th chord followed by a downward moving 16th note run in the left hand. This motif is found throughout the whole piece. The piece ends on a resounding I V... then nothing! It ends on the dominant. I think this may be due to the fact that Chopin has unresolved feelings about Poland's failed revolution against Russia that occurred around the same time he wrote the etude.
Etude 11 is a short two page piece entirely comprised of arppegiated eight note chords, thus it is often referred to as the "Guitar Etude."
Total time spent sight reading: 1 hour
Total time spent writing: 20 minutes
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