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Étude after Paganini Caprice13 is an etude by Robert Schumann from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 8, an estimate.
- etude
- Romantic
- playful
- stormy
- block chords
Also known as 3/4; Étude after Paganini's 13th Caprice - R. Schumann Op. 3 No. 4.
History
Paired upper notes launch from a pickup into a wider, more assertive figure. The lower attacks and rests give those gestures space to speak.
Sources
How to practise it
- Prepare each upper pair together, count the pickup into6/8 and keep the lower punctuation lighter than the melody.
How hard is it
Level 8, estimated
Fast changing double-note shapes, register jumps and compound-meter coordination make this an advanced study. The later minor section adds a contrasting expressive task.
About this piece
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- musescore.com
More by Robert Schumann
- Album for the Young, Op. 68 No. 1, MélodieLevel 2, estimatedOpen to everyone
- Träumerei, Kinderszenen Op. 15 No. 7Level 6, estimatedWith Maestro
- Toccata in C major, Op. 7Level 10, estimatedWith Maestro
