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Études Germaniques
Études (French for "studies") or Étude may refer to: Compositions * Étude, a type of instrumental musical composition designed to provide practice material * ''Études'' (Chopin), by Frédéric Chopin, 1829–1839 * ''Études'' (Debussy), by Claude Debussy, 1915 * ''Études'' (Ligeti), by György Ligeti, 1985–2001 * ''Études'' (Rautavaara), by Einojuhani Rautavaara, 1969 * ''Études'' (ballet), by Harald Lander, 1948 * "Étude" (instrumental), by Mike Oldfield, 1984 * "Etude", a song by Empire of the Sun from ''Walking on a Dream'', 2008 Albums * ''Etudes'' (Charlie Haden album), 1988 * ''Etudes'' (Ron Carter album), 1983 * ''Etudes'' (Andrew Horowitz album), 2019 Periodicals * ''Études'' (journal), a Roman Catholic journal published by the Jesuits * ''The Etude'', an American music magazine 1883–1957 See also * List of étude composers An étude is a musical composition (usually short) designed to provide practice in a particular technical skill in the perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Étude
An étude (; ) or study is an instrumental musical composition, designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular musical skill. The tradition of writing études emerged in the early 19th century with the rapidly growing popularity of the piano. Of the vast number of études from that era some are still used as teaching material (particularly pieces by Carl Czerny and Muzio Clementi), and a few, by major composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt and Claude Debussy, achieved a place in today's concert repertory. Études written in the 20th century include those related to traditional ones ( György Ligeti) and those that require wholly unorthodox technique (John Cage). 19th century Piano Studies, lessons, and other didactic instrumental pieces composed before the 19th century are extremely varied, without any established genres. Domenico Scarlatti's ''30 Essercizi per gravicembalo'' ("30 Exercises for harpsichord", 1738) do not differ in scope from his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Études (Chopin)
The Études by Frédéric Chopin are three sets of études (solo studies) for the piano published during the 1830s. There are twenty-seven compositions overall, comprising two separate collections of twelve, numbered Op. 10 and Op. 25, and a set of three without opus number. History Composition Chopin's Études formed the foundation for what was then a revolutionary playing style for the piano. They are some of the most challenging and evocative pieces of all the works in concert piano repertoire. Because of this, the music remains popular and often performed in both concert and private stages. Some are so popular they have been given nicknames; among the most popular are Op. 10, No. 3, sometimes identified by the names ''Tristesse'' ("Sadness") or "Farewell" (''L'Adieu''), as well as the "Revolutionary Étude" ( Op. 10, No. 12), “Black Keys” ( Op. 10, No. 5), and "Winter Wind" ( Op. 25, No. 11). No nicknames are of Chopin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Études (Debussy)
Claude Debussy's ''Études'' ( L 136) are a set of twelve piano études composed in 1915. Debussy described them as "a warning to pianists not to take up the musical profession unless they have remarkable hands". They are broadly considered his late masterpieces. # ''Étude 1 pour les cinq doigts d'après Monsieur Czerny'' (five fingers, "after Monsieur Czerny") # ''Étude 2 pour les tierces'' ( thirds) # ''Étude 3 pour les quartes'' ( fourths) # ''Étude 4 pour les sixtes'' ( sixths) # ''Étude 5 pour les octaves'' # ''Étude 6 pour les huit doigts'' (eight fingers) # ''Étude 7 pour les degrés chromatiques'' (chromatic degrees) # ''Étude 8 pour les agréments'' (ornaments) # ''Étude 9 pour les notes répétées'' (repeated notes) # ''Étude 10 pour les sonorités opposées'' (opposing sonorities) # ''Étude 11 pour les arpèges composés'' (composite arpeggios) # ''Étude 12 pour les accords'' ( chords) Notes References * Elie Robert Schmitz, V. Thomson. ''The Piano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Études (Ligeti)
The Hungarian composer György Ligeti composed a cycle of 18 études for solo piano between 1985 and 2001. They are considered one of the major creative achievements of his last decades, and one of the most significant sets of piano studies of the 20th century, combining virtuoso technical problems with expressive content, following in the line of the études of Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy, and Alexander Scriabin but addressing new technical ideas as a compendium of the concepts Ligeti had worked out in his other works since the 1950s. Pianist Jeremy Denk wrote that they "are a crowning achievement of his career and of the piano literature; though still new, they are already classics.". Scope of the work There are 18 études arranged in three books or ''Livres'': six Études in Book 1 (1985), eight in Book 2 (1988–1994), four in Book 3 (1995–2001). Ligeti's original intention had been to compose only twelve Études, in two books of six each, on the mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
