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To Arthur Friedheim
SCHIRMER'S SCHOLASTIC SERIES
VOLUME 9
THECHOPIN TECHNIC
A Series of Daily Studies
Based on Difficult Passages Taken from
the Preludes and Etudes of Fr. Chopin
By
HENRY LEVEY
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a SCHIRMER, INC., NEW YORK
Ptsigv Copyrighted 1917. By C. Schirmn, Inc.
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PREFACE
"The fitudes of Chopin abound in passages which may be turned intoexercises." Lecouppey, in 1878, was among the first to suggest that these
beautiful passages might be so utilized. [Lecouppey, "The Virtuosity,"Schirmer's Library, Vol. 70, page 15.]
The great technical value of Chopin's compositions, apart from the
intrinsic greatness of his music, must be apparent to the student who seriously
endeavors to master the purely technical difficulties so constantly encountered
in their study.
The author of the present volume has not aimed at completeness, asthis would entail a compilation of almost interminable length; but he has
sought to extract, from difficult passages, the very essence of what is most
likely to be the cause of trouble.
The transposition of every exercise is absolutely essential, and in this
respect the author lays claim to a completeness not commonly found in books
devoted to technic. Unless written out note for note, teachers know full
well how hard it is to get a student to transpose even the simplest of exercises.The use of the same fingering in all keys has the sanction of almost allauthorities. This difficulty is at once exaggerated and simplified; simplified,
because the pupil is not compelled to study anew a fingering peculiarly
adapted to another key; and exaggerated, because of the obvious difficulty in
frequently placing the thumb on the black keys.
Octave-passages have not been included, as in Kullak's method the
subject has been admirably and completely treated.
The order in which these exercises are to be studied is left to thediscretion of the teacher.
The mastery of these special difficulties should enable the student toconquer the purely mechanical side of all great composers, as it is almost
universally conceded, that of all writers for the piano, Chopin remains
technically, as well as musically, preeminent.
H. L.New York, 1908.
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HAROLD B. LEE LIBRARYBRSGMAW1 YOUNC ERS1TY
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The Chopin TechnicI. Exercises for the Equal Development of the Hands,
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