RTV PUBLIC REPERTOIRE CATALOG Query: (all public entries) Filters: {"piece_id":2798,"timezone":"UTC"} Matches: 1 | Returned: 1 | Public catalog: 6509 Page 1 of 1 Next: none; end of results Previous: none Version: 23279 | Snapshot: 96e875db67e096b917331fb30b781242 Created: 2026-10-01T07:38:31+00:00 | Source: 2026-10-01T07:36:44+00:00 | Expires: 2026-10-02T07:38:31+00:00 {"piece_id":2798,"title":"Chopin - Etude No. 11 - Arpeggio - Op. 10, No. 11","composer":["Chopin, Frédéric"],"composers":[{"id":96,"name":"Chopin, Frédéric"}],"instrument":["Piano"],"instruments":[{"id":1,"name":"Piano"}],"genre":"Romantic","genre_id":3,"is_archive_only":false,"evaluation_eligible":true,"points":1040000,"level":9,"canonical_url":"https://roadtovirtuosity.com/chopin-etude-no-11-arpeggio-op-10-no-11","instrument_points":[{"instrument_id":1,"instrument":"Piano","points":1040000}],"collections":[],"collection_semantics":"existing catalog subcategory grouping","work_identifiers":[],"work_id":null,"book":null,"sequence_position":null,"movement_number":null,"movement_title":null,"key":null,"arrangement":null,"edition":null,"entry_scope":null,"completeness":"unknown","reviewed_enrichment":false,"availability_label":"Non-Commercial","has_download":true,"download_availability_basis":"public license category and existing file reference; storage health not verified","description":"Chopin’s Étude in E-flat Major, Op. 10 No. 11 is a lyrical Romantic étude built around wide arpeggiated chords in both hands. The music is marked Allegretto and written in 3/4 time, giving it a graceful, flowing motion. Unlike études that focus on fast scales or octaves, this piece studies smooth broken-chord playing, hand flexibility, voicing, and the ability to make a melody sing through the top notes of large arpeggios.Measures 1–12 introduce the main arpeggiated texture. Both hands move through wide broken chords, with the upper notes creating the main melodic line. The opening includes sudden fz and p markings followed by long crescendos, so the sound must feel expressive and shaped rather than mechanical.Measures 13–24 continue the same flowing motion with stronger harmonic tension. The arpeggios become more intense through repeated crescendos, chromatic notes, and fuller sonorities. The con forza marking near the end of this section gives the music more weight while still requiring a smooth, connected touch.Measures 25–33 bring a softer and more delicate contrast. The music drops to p and pp, with markings such as dolce, dolcissimo, poco ritenuto, and ritenuto. This section should feel more intimate and suspended, with careful control of tone and timing.Measures 34–42 return to the opening-style arpeggiated motion. The familiar broken-chord texture comes back, but the harmony continues to shift through expressive colors. The pianist must keep the wide patterns even while bringing out the melodic notes at the top of the figures.Measures 43–49 build toward the final section. The music becomes stronger again, with fuller arpeggios, dynamic contrast, and broader keyboard spacing. The hands must stay relaxed even as the texture grows more forceful.Measures 50–end close the étude with a more spacious and fading character. The music includes smorzando, sustained upper notes, broad left-hand arpeggios, and final accented chords. Instead of ending with brilliant speed, the étude closes with a noble, resonant, and expressive finish.Interesting fact: Chopin’s Op. 10 No. 11 is sometimes called the “Arpeggio” Étude because almost the entire piece is built from wide broken chords. Its difficulty is not only reaching the notes, but making the arpeggios sound smooth, beautiful, and melodic rather than stiff or forced.","created_at":"2024-05-20T19:32:42+00:00","first_published_at":null,"published_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-12T17:43:44+00:00","match_basis":"filters"} Full response metadata (including counts, interpretation and alternate links): { "projection_revision": 2, "snapshot": "96e875db67e096b917331fb30b781242", "catalog_version": 23279, "snapshot_created_at": "2026-10-01T07:38:31+00:00", "snapshot_expires_at": "2026-10-02T07:38:31+00:00", "source_changed_at": "2026-10-01T07:36:44+00:00", "freshness_behavior": "materialized on first request after a committed source change; database triggers cover row writes and relationship writes", "source_id_sha256": "6e114d1efbfacce04fb65b4b198a1016832cb43cbe3062c260c6b43e3e19c7ca", "source_content_sha256": "8e8bc5a7f6fae5cfb1b0c0edb16a73c5e87ca00d97387931d74e4842d6e72435", "total_catalog_pieces": 6509, "schema_version": "2.0", "query": "", "normalized_query": "", "resolved_filters": { "piece_id": 2798, "timezone": "UTC" }, "sort": "relevance", "projection": "full", "total_matches": 1, "returned": 1, "page": 1, "per_page": 50, "total_pages": 1, "previous_page_url": null, "next_page_url": null, "end_of_results": true, "alternate_formats": { "html": "https://roadtovirtuosity.com/ai/catalog/pieces/2798?page=1&piece_id=2798&projection=full&snapshot=96e875db67e096b917331fb30b781242", "json": "https://roadtovirtuosity.com/ai/catalog/pieces/2798.json?page=1&piece_id=2798&projection=full&snapshot=96e875db67e096b917331fb30b781242", "text": "https://roadtovirtuosity.com/ai/catalog/pieces/2798.txt?page=1&piece_id=2798&projection=full&snapshot=96e875db67e096b917331fb30b781242" }, "warnings": [ "Strict taxonomy filters exclude unattributed records; search title text separately before deciding something is missing.", "Work identity, musical sequence and completeness are unknown unless reviewed metadata is supplied. 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