Hi, im doing a study and analysis of Chopin`s revolutionary. If you have some context around it or any analysis please share!? Or if you know any books where there`s some deep analysis that would be great too!

Thankyou!

My piano teacher explained this to my while i was playing this piece... I mightbe a little wronge but yah it was a long time ago lol

but yah, I think he wrote it when he was kicked out of poland

The Revolutionary etude was written by Chopin after hearing of the Russian takeover of Warsaw in 1831.

You might pay special attention to the striking harmonic progressions (like G-sharp minor to D-sharp minor, F-sharp minor to C-sharp minor)...notably, at the final "sweep" of the piece, Chopin points to F MINOR!! Not the key of the piece! You`d think he`d be in C minor by this time, but he isn`t! Then, to make it all the more interesting, as if pointing to F minor weren`t enough, the acting dominant (C in this case) resolves to an F MAJOR chord! Then, on our journey back to the tonic, we get the parallel minor (F minor), then the tonic 4-3 suspension to the tonic MAJOR! That`s right, a picardy third to end this tumultuous piece. Just some insight for ya.

hey, as you probably already know, chopin wrote this so it would improve the technique of the left hand on piano. he was left handed and wanted to show how much work the left hand can do. the invasion had nothing to do with the tense fusion in this piece, it was purely coincidental that this song was so frustrating.

I was just going to say... classical music forum, romantic style music? But I seriously love this piece... sometimes I want to listen to it without playing it on the piano...

PIANOMANJED!!!..thank you for saying that..i was gonna state that unique chord progression...and that he goes to all the dominants of the previous chord but rather keeps the dominant minor instead of making it a typical 5-7 chord...but u got there before me!!!!! I HATE U..jk...but other than that...it was written because of the Russian invasion..and also...the other c minor etude from op.25 no.12...which some decide to call the "ocean" etude is actually not what Chopin intended. That was also considered a "revolutionary" etude. Not meaning that it was called that, but also because it was influenced by the 1831 invasion

This etude was written by the devil. It actually is impossible to play. I saw this one pianist playing it and I figured out how one can accomplish this piece. First, you have to play the melodie in the left hand with both hands. Than, one must pray to the devil and a third hand magically plays the melodie in the right hand! LOL!

lol..well..idunno about the devil thing..cuz this piece is by chopin..not liszt or paganinni...but anyway...im just saying...the melody is in the right hand still..the left hand is just a rich ocean like sound that crescendos and decrescendos....the OTHER c minor etude no.12 op.25..is wayyyyyyyy hardderrrr if u ask me..especially if it was to be played at the original tempo marking of 160=quarter note

This piece sounds difficult...but, when you break it down it really isn`t very hard...considered to some of the other etudes. I consider this one of those pieces that sounds like you`re amazing and non-musicians just love it. I don`t understand why someone would say it was that hard. ?

its not that hard..end of story

Drummererer - we had a letter from Daniel Gusselin here at 8notes in which he gave the following details:

A shenker analysus of the Chopin Revolutionary Etude can be foud in a publication entitled: "Five Graphic Music Analysis" available from Dover publications 31 east 2nd st, mineola, ny 11501 usa

A further follow up discussion is found in the Musical Quartely Volume 69 no.4 1983 pages 543-569. The article contains very detailed anylsis and discussion of chopin's phrase structure and key structure.

lol..well..idunno about the devil thing..cuz this piece is by chopin..not liszt or paganinni

Chopin was an amazing virtuosic pianist, although i must admit that since i started learning this piece a few days ago i have found it easy as it is mostly repetition. What level do you think this piece falls into including diploma degrees as i'm sure it is beyond the easy grade 8 pieces?