Arpeggio Etude for Piano

Hello people!  I'm working on my next giant variations project.  But, in the meantime Mike (@chopin) asked me to write an Arpeggio Etude for him for his upcoming Music Jotter Arpeggio feature exhibit.  "Music Jotter just implemented arpeggios (for chords, or arpeggiated chords), and the video will explain the difference between an arpeggiated chord and non-chord arpeggios."  The piece is short as I wrote it all completely in my small musical notepad that I carry around in my pocket everywhere I go.  Let me know what you think if you have any suggestions, constructive comments or critiques!  And thanks for listening.

Edit:  I'm including a 2nd rendition of the piece that Mike made for me using Music Jotter and 8DIO Steinway Grand 1969 sound samples.  Thanks Mike!

Edit no.2:  Also, check out what I have to say about how I created this piece in Why I Compose Music on Paper.

Arpeggio Etude.mid

I really enjoyed the energy of the piece and the almost "pulsating" feeling it has in some spots, there is a nice use of a large range on the piano.

Man, the delay effect is trippy. I think the plain version of this piece without the effects is wonderful. With the effects, its very cool too, but I feel like emphasis and clarity of the notes get lost. But with the effects, this is more of a "mood piece" that reminds me of space. My favorite part is the unexpected key change in the middle, and the ending.

Cool little etude.  Kind of reminds me of Shostokovich.

On 11/9/2024 at 5:12 PM, chopin said:

Man, the delay effect is trippy. I think the plain version of this piece without the effects is wonderful. With the effects, its very cool too, but I feel like emphasis and clarity of the notes get lost. But with the effects, this is more of a "mood piece" that reminds me of space.

I echo this. It's very cool, it makes me think of rain for some reason though. 😄 

However, like most piano music, I think a pianist would be able to bring out a lot of expression, moreso than the watery midi. The language is cool too, you always have a way of blending complexity in your voice with a tonality that's easy to digest. Well done buddy 

This is really nice! Listening to both versions makes me curious about what this would sound like if it's sped up a little bit, played mostly in pianissimo, and completely enveloped in pedals—a bit Ravel-esque. I am tempted to try it out myself now...

Yo Peter,

I’m very late on this one. For me I think a leggiero version of the etude would be better than a delayed effect or pedalled version! It should be as crispy as the opening of Chopin’s op.10 no.4! I would want the tempo to be faster too! I imagine the piece more Mozartean than Ravelian! Thx for sharing!

Henry