Ballade number 4
by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) · Romantic · Expert
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expert · Level 5 | 5 of 5 | F minor | 11:57 |
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- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Written by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849), Ballade number 4 is slow and sad-sounding, in a minor key, in the Romantic style. It is rated level 5 of 5, expert, and takes about 11:57 to play in F minor.
About Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Polish composer and pianist who wrote almost entirely for the piano: nocturnes, waltzes, mazurkas, preludes and études that define Romantic piano music.
How to play Ballade number 4 on piano
- Expect weeks, not days. Learn it section by section and keep a list of the hardest passages to practise first in every session.
- Slow practice is the fastest way forward: loop the difficult bars at 50% until they are clean, then 75%, then full speed.
- Decide on fingering early for fast passages and write it down; changing fingering later costs more time than it saves.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
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License and credits
Typeset by Bruce J Keeler for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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