Hi!
Can someone give me a bit of advice? How can I train arpeggios - could someone give me a name of a composer that has written exercises about it and title of his work?

I`m from Finland, so I´d appreciate if the composer you suggest is quite well-known so that I could find his work from music library. I thank for every help. =)

I learned a piece called "By the Sea" by George Posca. The whole song is arpeggios and it also is a very beutiful song. Let me know if want to hear more about it, I think I can get you the sheet music to it and maybe a recording if you want.

The "By the sea" is pretty simple. Depending on how experienced you are you may want to try Chopin`s Etude No.1 Op.10 or No.12 Op.25. The second one is also known as "the Ocean" etude. They both are all arpeggios and both quite hard. Give them a try though they are awsome pieces.

try russian style.

start with c-major chord (can be done inany key)
Play C-root position 4 octaves and contrary motion
follow immediately with c-minor
A-flat major in first inversion a minor first inversion
f-major 2nd inversion
f-minor 2nd inversion
C dominant 7
A-flat 6/5
F 4/3
D 4/2
C-diminished 7th

that is the 11-position russian style, do it fluently without stopping between different chords.

If you`re bobbing your elbow up and down then your technique is completely wrong. Its impossible to play well with bad elbow.

Here`s a good excersise:
Left Hand going up
Play A flat major but don`t arppegiate it. Play the C. Then reach as far as you can and play the E flat and A flat at the same time. Now bob your thumb from underneath and bring it up to the C.

The trick is to have your elbow up the entire time. That makes the A flat and E flat easier and the C stretch harder. When stretching for the C, DON`T lower your elbow. Once this is done try playing the 4 octave arpeggio with your elbow up the entire time. It should be easier to "fly"

This technique can be down for the right hand going up as well.

Going down is different

This may be a stupid question but what are those rapidly played 16notes or something that people use in the end of a piece? Like building up a climax - are THOSE arpeggios or what are they called?

In the pop song "I Will Survive" there is an exactly same kind of part in the intro before Gloria starts to sing! Are those too arpeggios or what? Thanks you guys! =)

I can´t understand all you people! Everybody is here begging for some free sheets, almost crying for and when someone REALLY tries to get this conversation going on, what happens??? --------- Yes, total silence.

Go somewhere else to cry for free sheets. This is chat and not some charitymarket! Get a grip of yourselves... gees =(

So, does anyone have an answer to my question? Thanks for answers. =)

Are you referring to appogiatura? You might check in your musical dictionary (or an online one) since we don`t know precisely what your music contains.

chopin`s "ocean" etude is good... i`m not a genius, so it took me a while to perfect it, but it`s good for technical focus and also fun to show off

...and those "16 note things" at the end of a song can be arpeggios, but not necessarily. It`s a "cadenza," which originally was this part when the player could show off how virtuosic he (or she) was. bach did a lot, and also lizst