Adams Morgan in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Etudes
Fryderyk Chopin
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'His etudes for piano are masterpieces'
— Hector Berlioz
Chopin's twenty-four Etudes contained in opuses 10 and 25, gathered into cohesively composed cycles of twelve pieces, and the Trois nouvelles ιtudes constitute a new chapter in our understanding of the genre. They impressed their stamp on the outfit of his contemporaries and of later composes.
Before Chopin, the etude (usually called an 'exercise') served mainly to improve technical proficiency, although compositions of greater artistic value did occasionally appear. Chopin's etudes went beyond the convention of the genre – its strictly practical, didactic function. As self-contained miniatures, each of Chopin's etudes gained its own distinctive character. Common technical formulas such as scales, passages and figurations became means of musical expression. Each of the etudes was devoted on one hand to practicing a specific technical problem and on the other bore a separate category of expression.
Chopin dedicated the 12 Etudes, Op. 10 to Ferenc Liszt, who was the first to perform them. Liszt confessed with regard to the Etude, Op. 10 No. 4: 'I'd give up four years of my life to have composed this etude'.
Erected by Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, DC;
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is August 6, 1832.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 55.477′ N, 77° 2.198′ W. Marker was in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It was in Adams Morgan. It was on 16th Street Northwest just south of Fuller Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 2640 16th St NW, Washington DC 20009, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. within walking distance of this location: Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
Other markers no longer nearby. Scherzos (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Mikołaj Kopernik (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Ballades (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Maria Skłodowska Curie (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Wisława Szymborska (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Wanda Rutkiewicz
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Fryderyk Chopin
Etude
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 19, 2020
3. Fryderyk Chopin 1810-1849 sign to the immediate left of the marker
autograph manuscript, dated Paris, 6 August 1832
Fryderyk Chopin Musem
Wladyslaw Jahl
Etude en do mineur, Op. 10 No 12
[Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12], 1949
etching on paper
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
