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  2. Étude Op. 10, No. 3 (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    Clean copy manuscript of Chopin's Etude Op. 10 No.3 with the tempo indication Vivace ma non troppo (and legatissimo). Polish pianist and editor Jan Ekier (1913–2014) writes in the Performance Commentary to the Polish National Edition that this étude is "always performed slower or much slower than is indicated by [Chopin's] tempo [M.M. 100 ...

  3. Minute Waltz - Wikipedia

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    The waltz is in the key of D-flat major and has a tempo marking of molto vivace (very lively). Chopin indicates that the waltz is to be played with the sustain pedal used, and makes frequent use of crescendi and diminuendi. It is in a simple ternary form, as are many of Chopin's compositions.

  4. Outline of classical music - Wikipedia

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    In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece, often using conventional Italian, French or German terms. Common tempo markings, from slow to fast: Italian: Largo • Adagio • Lento • Andante • Moderato • Allegro • Vivace • Presto French: Grave • Lent • Modéré • Vif • Vite ...

  5. Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) - Wikipedia

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    Beethoven wrote this piece in triple time but punctuated it in a way that, when coupled with the tempo, makes it sound as if it is in quadruple time. [ 41 ] While adhering to the standard compound ternary design (three-part structure) of a dance movement (scherzo-trio-scherzo or minuet-trio-minuet), the scherzo section has an elaborate internal ...

  6. Piano Sonata No. 30 (Beethoven) - Wikipedia

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    This variation breaks away from the original tempo and is marked Allegro vivace. It replaces the theme's 3 4 time signature with 2 4. It is a virtuosic Allegro in a two-part contrapuntal texture reminiscent of a two-part invention. This is the only variation in this movement to end on forte.

  7. Theory of Literature - Wikipedia

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    Theory of Literature is a book on literary scholarship by René Wellek, of the structuralist Prague school, and Austin Warren, a self-described "old New Critic". [1] The two met at the University of Iowa in the late 1930s, and by 1940 had begun writing the book; they wrote collaboratively, in a single voice over a period of three years.

  8. Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) - Wikipedia

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    The Russian title of the symphony, Патетическая (Pateticheskaya), means "passionate" or "emotional", not "arousing pity," but it is a word reflective of a touch of concurrent suffering.

  9. Literary theory - Wikipedia

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    Literary theory is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for literary analysis. [1] Since the 19th century, literary scholarship includes literary theory and considerations of intellectual history , moral philosophy, social philosophy, and interdisciplinary themes relevant to how people interpret meaning . [ 1 ]