Well, my Junior recital is tomorrow. Thus, in the name of sleep I will not write much tonight. Tomorrow I will find out whether or not all of my hard work has payed off. Hopefully I'll end up with some decent recordings and will be able to upload a piece or two.
Etude 10 is a beast in almost nothing but octaves. Chopin offsets a fast, agitated, technically challenging, A section with a beautiful, building, lyrical B section. The A sections builds continuously the ends on an unresolved half cadence. This half cadence makes the B section even more of a contrast to the A. The B section leads back in to the A section by a few measures of the bass turning from major to minor then becoming faster and more agitated until it leads back into the A section.
Etude 11: never judge a piece within the first 30ish seconds. The melody is in the left hand while the right hand travels up and down the piano in chromatic arpeggiations. I only managed one page today, perhaps I'll analyze more on Monday.
Total time spent sight reading: 1 hour
Total time spent writing: 20 minutes
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