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Marta goldstein rh8/14/2023 ![]() In the anime and manga series Your Lie in April, it is performed during a piano competition by the character Takeshi. The song is also featured in the 2003 game The King of Fighters 2003, alongside the 2011 game Catherine. It was adapted (under the title "Rock Revolution") as the theme music to the British game show Interceptor. The étude was used at the beginning of the Tom and Jerry short Snowbody Loves Me. Parts of it are heard in The Abbott and Costello Show episode, The Music Lover, aired on March 13, 1953. The piece ends by recalling the opening in a final descending sweep (with both hands) descending to an F major chord, eventually cadencing on C major ( tierce de Picardie). The octave melody's upward ascending forte dotted rhythms and the continuous tumultuous LH accompaniment provide great drama with few moments of respite. The opening arresting figuration transitions into the main appassionato melody. The structure is in Chopin's usual ternary form (A–B–A–coda). ![]() The left hand technique in this piece involves evenly played semiquavers throughout. The challenge lies with the relentless left hand semiquavers while the RH shapes widely distributed octaves into legato melodic shapes. The opening theme, in the right hand, is notable for its powerful chordal basis. The rest of the passage focuses on the left hand fingering scales and arpeggios. The length and repetition of these rapid passages are distinctive. In the case of Op. 10, No. 12, the technique required in the opening bars is playing long, loud descending runs, which form a dominant minor ninth chord introductory build-up to the main theme. ![]() Problems playing these files? See media help.
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