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Piano - Advanced SKU: AP.K02260 Composed by Claude Debussy. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Kalmus Edition. Form: Etude. Impressionistic; Masterwork. Book. 64 pages. Kalmus Classic Edition #00-K02260. Published by Kalmus Classic Edition (AP.K02260). ISBN 9780757938412. UPC: 654979090724. English.Claude Debussy's 12 Études were composed in 1915, in memory of Frederic Chopin. He admits that these are extremely difficult to play, and describes them as a warning to pianists not to take up the musical profession unless they have remarkable hands. Includes: Étude 1 (5 fingers, after Monsieur Czerny) * Étude 2 (thirds) * Étude 3 (fourths) * Étude 4 (sixths) * Étude 5 (octaves) * Étude 6 (eight fingers) * Étude 7 (chromatic degrees) * Étude 8 (ornaments) * Étude 9 (repeated notes) * Étude 10 (opposing sonorities) * Étude 11 (composite arpeggios) * Étude 12 (chords).

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