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In light of my free time and the Chopin etudes I am working on...

We pianists must name
A list of Chopin Etudes
Named by Pianists

Op 10.

1. The Hopeless
2. Finger Knot
4. Sped-up Video
5. The Orange
11. Waste of Ink
12. The Cliché

Please help, and don't be offended. it's all lighthearted randomness.

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#1 would have to be my title for all the etudes. ha

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10. Better Him Than Me

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op10no5 in Gb "Slippery"
op25no10 in B Minor "Ouch My Octave-Sized Hands"
op10no2 "The Well-Muscled Pinky"
op25no9 "Another Ouch Etude"
op25no2 "The 8 y/o Prodigy Etude"
op25no5 "Life in a Nutshell"




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Any of them: "You Know, That One With The Really Hard Part"


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Op. 25 No. 10: Carpel Tunnel
Op. 25 No. 11: More Carpel Tunnel
Op. 25 No. 12: Still, More Carpel Tunnel

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Op. 25 No. 9: Maybe I Could Learn the Bit They Show on the Contents Page

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I'd rather be practicing wink
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The one with "that bar" - Nocturne op.27 no.2 in D flat major


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Debussy - Images Book II

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25, No. 10: If You Don't Stop I'm Going To Come Down There And Make You Stop


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<<< wanted to start the "Chopin Etudes Named After Pages of the Kama Sutra" thread, but thought better of it. wink


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Pretty creative things you have come up with!

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Originally Posted by jmcintyre
Op. 25 No. 9: Maybe I Could Learn the Bit They Show on the Contents Page


laugh


"If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him." (John Holt)

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Originally Posted by Kreisler
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Op. 25 No. 9: Maybe I Could Learn the Bit They Show on the Contents Page


laugh


I would say the same for Op 25 no 11.

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or "I can play the Rach 3!"
"Really? all of it?"
"Yes, the first three pages!!"

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op25no11 "Breaking Wind" (ok...sorry, that was immature...)
op10no3 "Too much Rubato" (i am so sick of the Tristesse etude)
op10no4 "The Bumblebee Etude" (b/c everyone tries to play it so fast)

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Originally Posted by chobeethaninov
op25no11 "Breaking Wind" (ok...sorry, that was immature...)
op10no3 "Too much Rubato" (i am so sick of the Tristesse etude)
op10no4 "The Bumblebee Etude" (b/c everyone tries to play it so fast)


Those are actually pretty good. And don't worry, you're much more well behaved than a good portion of the adults here! grin

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Preludes

1 Stomach Churn
2 Bydlo
3 No Fingering Works
4 Afternoon Soap
5 Cleverness
6 Crashed, Burned
7 Too Too Precious
8 It's Just So Upsetting
9 The Portly Butler (Serves Supper)
10 I Wish I Were Alkan
11 Fast Chill
12 OCD
13 Botox Face
14 Manly Agitation
15 OCD, Again
16 Twitch Test
17 Bong, Bong, Bong, Bong...
18 Prima Donna's Tantrum
19 It's a Stretch
20 Sadly Reduced
21 Um, Nice Try
22 Listen Or Else
23 Fake Serenity
24 Afternoon Soap, Pt. 2


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Originally Posted by chobeethaninov
op25no11 "Breaking Wind" (ok...sorry, that was immature...)
op10no3 "Too much Rubato" (i am so sick of the Tristesse etude)
op10no4 "The Bumblebee Etude" (b/c everyone tries to play it so fast)


If somebody "Breaks Wind" and it reminds me of Op 25-11, that is really more like... "Firebomb", wouldn't you agree?!

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Originally Posted by wr
3 No Fingering Works
smile
Originally Posted by wr
5 Cleverness
Yes!
Originally Posted by wr
8 It's Just So Upsetting
I wonder if your "upsetting" is the same as mine.
Originally Posted by wr
21 Um, Nice Try
Disagree!

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Originally Posted by slerk
Originally Posted by chobeethaninov
op25no11 "Breaking Wind" (ok...sorry, that was immature...)
op10no3 "Too much Rubato" (i am so sick of the Tristesse etude)
op10no4 "The Bumblebee Etude" (b/c everyone tries to play it so fast)


If somebody "Breaks Wind" and it reminds me of Op 25-11, that is really more like... "Firebomb", wouldn't you agree?!


hahahahaha smile


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