Étude Op. 2, No. 1

This is a study in hands overlapping and steep right hand leaps.

P.S. Originally posted as Untitled in E-flat minor. I have created an mp3 and refined the score considerably - a change from NWC to Finale!

mp3: http://www.box.net/shared/0p0yhfxei2

Finale 2008 - Étude.MUS.pdf

Courtesy of Andrei Ghiaus :santa:

mp3: http://www.box.net/shared/2gjmz7fmgr

I have to say I enjoyed this etude a great deal even though you had the continuous 16th notes throughout you did enough with it that it was still quite interesting. Some thoughts though, maybe you could utilize the motive you have at m.19&21 I enjoyed the slow down in those measures and you never resort back to them later in the work. And my only other thing is the ending of the peice. It seems like you could lengthen this ending a bit (such as repeating 121-122 a couple more times) so you could build up even greater tension and end it in a grand ending. But again very nice etude.

I thought the ending was very abrupt. Perhaps either bring the dynamics down gradually in the end, or the speed...or something (unless that is the effect you are going for).

Just wondering, can you play this piece? I would assume you can, but again, just wondering.

I loved the choice of key signature, but then again I love playing in "flat" keys.

Wonderful job!

Elizabeth - Well, it is an Étude so it takes a while to learn. I'm still struggling to play some of the right hand leaps. :rolleyes: As for the ending, it stretches from m117 to m122, with the motif introduced at m114 "Bb Bb Gb D natural". The motive is repeated at every measure in different variations for 9 consecutive measures before coming to an end - which I think is pretty sufficient. However, you are not the first to say that the ending was abrupt so you may have a point! :facepalm: