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One-click arrangementFrédéric Chopin · Chopin Étude in G-flat major, Op. 25 No. 9

Butterfly Étude,
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Key
G-flat major
Time
2/4
Length
51 bars
Era
Romantic
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First page of the Butterfly Étude piano sheet music
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A short piece of about a minute that bounces lightly like a fluttering butterfly. The right hand alternates octaves and short notes at speed, so a light wrist is the key.

Easier to play, still sounds like the original

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Where does Butterfly Étude get tricky?

A fluttering right handOctaves and short detached notes alternate quickly.
A leaping left handThe left hand hops lightly between bass notes and chords.
A stronger middleIn the middle the sound grows and octaves ring out boldly.

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