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One-click arrangementFrédéric Chopin · Étude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3

Chopin Tristesse Étude,
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Key
E major
Time
2/4
Length
78 bars
Era
Romantic
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First page of the Chopin Tristesse Étude piano sheet music
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Chopin is said to have called it the most beautiful melody he ever wrote. Unlike the slow melody, the middle section storms with big chords.

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Where does Chopin Tristesse Étude get tricky?

The farewell melodyThe right hand takes both the melody and the accompaniment.
The stormy middleBoth hands race through widely spread chords.
A quiet returnThe first melody comes back softly to close the piece.

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