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Gillock, William : Piano-All the Way! Level 4 Petite Etude

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Music ID : 48508
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:exercise
Total Playing Time:0 min 30 sec
Copyright:Under Copyright Protection

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Author : Kumamoto, Ryohei

Last Updated: March 4, 2025
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

The piece is in a single-part form.

a (measures 1-8) + a1 (measures 9-14) + Coda (measures 15-18)

 

The key is A major. An etude (study) is primarily concerned with the acquisition of technical skill. Consequently, most etudes tend to repeat similar movements multiple times to facilitate the repeated practice of a single technique. In this work, too, the motif presented in measure 1 is repeatedly developed. From measures 1 to 4, while ascending and with the left hand crossing over the right hand in measure 4, the left hand reaches the highest note A and pauses temporarily. Measures 5 to 8 present a partial development of the motif, serving as an exercise in performing the left-hand leap observed in measure 4 while crossing both hands.

In the latter half, section a1, the piece is richly colored and unified through the utilization of secondary dominant chords.

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