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Ocean Op.25 No.12

Frédéric Chopin

What's this piece like?
Chopin's Ocean Étude is a study in fast arpeggios, the flexibility of the hand, big sound, and stamina. The main challenge here is to open and close your hands (as you move up and down the octaves) fast without accumulating any tension in the process.
Who's this piece for?
This piece will impress your audience and might well become your next favorite.
5+ pages
Romantic
C minor

MOOD: Agitated, flashy, passionate, fast and furious.

TECHNIQUE: Arpeggios and thumb.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM diploma level
This piece is beyond all ABRSM levels
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1827

Ludwig Van Beethoven died.

1828

Franz Schubert died.

1833

Slavery abolished in British Empire.

1833

Johannes Brahms was born.

1836

Ocean was composed by F. Chopin at the age of 26 years old.

1836

The Republic of Texas declares independence from the Republic of Mexico.

1838

R. Schumann completes his famous Kinderszenen Opus 15.

1839

First Opium War starts between Britain and China, over the importation of drugs into China.

1840

Pyotr Tchaikovsky was born.

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