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- What is the name of Chopin's étude No 12?
- What is Chopin's étude Op 10 No 12 Revolutionary believed to have been inspired by?
- Why is étude 10 No 12 C minor called revolutionary?
What is the name of Chopin's étude No 12?
12 in C minor, known as the "Revolutionary Étude" or the "Étude on the Bombardment of Warsaw", is a solo piano work by Frédéric Chopin written circa 1831, and the last in his first set, Etudes, Op. 10, dedicated "à son ami Franz Liszt" ("to his friend Franz Liszt").
What is Chopin's étude Op 10 No 12 Revolutionary believed to have been inspired by?
Chopin's Revolutionary étude is believed to have been inspired by the composer's strong feelings for his homeland in -, as demonstrated by an impassioned dotted-rhythm melody in the right hand, accompanied by dazzling - notes in the left hand, and the use of a - key.
Why is étude 10 No 12 C minor called revolutionary?
Nickname of Chopin's Étude in C minor for piano op. 10 no. 12 (1830), so called because it is said that he composed it as a patriotic reaction to hearing that Warsaw had been captured by the Russians.
