How to compose like Chopin step by step

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@Zarty-Music Ай бұрын

You might be asking yourself what's the difference between a standard romantic waltz theme of 16 bars and a standard classical minuet theme of 8 x 2 bars (16 in total with the repetition). The difference is that those 16 bars of the romantic waltz are considered the minimum, as they are usually repeated, up to 32 bars. Hence, romantic waltzes can easily double the number of measures of a classical minuet, but since waltz is usually a much faster dance, the average duration is about the same for both (2-3 minutes aprox. depending on the type).

@javierperez-bs5xc Ай бұрын

Great, thanks a lot!!!

@rwdestefano 26 күн бұрын

You forgot the part about becoming an amazing piano player.

@RB-bj9ms Ай бұрын

How to compose like Chopin? Easy - two steps. First, become one of the greatest musical geniuses the world has ever known. Second, compose.

@nickpinchukmultimedia1712 4 күн бұрын

I love your channel, keep up the great work!

@Lunar_Vibes Ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. It is packed with a lot of information. Your waltz example sounds very nice.

@Zarty-Music Ай бұрын

I'm glad it was useful!

@DanieleMiani-bp3qn Ай бұрын

love your videos they are so helpful❤ especially the "how to compose" ones😊

@Zarty-Music Ай бұрын

@@DanieleMiani-bp3qn Thank you! :⁠-⁠)

@franciscoaragao5398 19 күн бұрын

Muito bem. Obrigado por compartilhar seu conhecimento.

@d_rivadeneyra Ай бұрын

Firstly, I just wanted to tell you this is a great video, and your piece is by no means bad. However, I don't think it is quite "Chopinesque". I think the reason it doesn't sound quite like Chopin is mainly because of the cadences. When he utilizes a half cadence, he (most of the times) hangs on the dominant and accentuates it, for example Op. 64 No. 1. And for the authentic cadences, if is a weak one, he usually uses a progression like ii(IV)-V7(V)-I, and for strong cadences something like I64-V13(V7)-I. He rarely (although sometimes he does) uses a simple V chord, he instead uses V7 or V13, and the V13 is quite a characteristic one, more so if you accentuate the mediant in the melody. I think if your work around with these cadential concepts, everything sounds much more "Chopinesque", even withoyt utilizing turns and grace notes. These are just some of my observations though!!! I really liked your piece.

@Zarty-Music Ай бұрын

@@d_rivadeneyra Thank you for the feedback, there are always new things to learn!

@esprit-critique 5 күн бұрын

Chopin an accomplished dancer??? I never read that mentioned in the many books or papers on Chopin I read. That explains my three ???.

@Zarty-Music 5 күн бұрын

@@esprit-critique Apparently he was, or at least, according to the contemporary polish writer Kazimierz Wójcicki, he enjoyed dancing the waltz as much as he enjoyed playing it. We can't know for sure how good he was as dancer though, but given that the waltz wasn't considered a hard dance at that time, it didn't take much for an average person to master it. This is the source from where I took that information: McKee, Eric. 2012. Decorum of the Minuet, Delirium of the Waltz : A Study of Dance-Music Relations in 3/4 Time. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

@esprit-critique 5 күн бұрын

@ Thank you. I learned something .

@Danny-pd9yb 10 күн бұрын

Hello. I would like to ask if you have ever heard Johann Strauss waltzes?

@lovaaaa2451 Ай бұрын

Love it!

@zenbreaks3607 Ай бұрын

What is the complete title of the piece starting at 1:42? I Used to play it in my Highschool days. I've been searching for it over 20 + years

@Zarty-Music Ай бұрын

Whoops, that's actually B.133 not B.131, my bad. It's usually referred to as Waltz no. 18 in E flat major, B. 133 or KK IVb/10, depending on the catalogue. It's often omitted from Chopin's waltzes lists as not everyone consider it an actual waltz (the original manuscript only says "sostenuto"). The work was composed in 1840 and dedicated to Émile Gaillard, but it wasn't published until 1955.