étude
Sign in to saveupright=1.3|thumb|Frédéric Chopin's Étude Op. 10, No. 2 (Chopin)|Étude Op. 10, No. 2: a rapid [[chromatic scale in the right hand is used to develop the weaker fingers of the right hand. Most études are written to perfect a particular technical skill.]] upright=1.3|thumb|Frédéric Chopin's Étude Op. 25, No. 11 (Chopin)|Étude Op. 25, No. 11
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9 sectionsContents
- 19th century
- Piano
- Cello
- Other instruments
- 20th century
- Cello
- See also
- References
- Further reading
upright=1.3|thumb|Frédéric Chopin's Étude Op. 10, No. 2 (Chopin)|Étude Op. 10, No. 2: a rapid [[chromatic scale in the right hand is used to develop the weaker fingers of the right hand. Most études are written to perfect a particular technical skill.]] upright=1.3|thumb|Frédéric Chopin's Étude Op. 25, No. 11 (Chopin)|Étude Op. 25, No. 11
An étude (; ) or study is an instrumental musical composition designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular musical skill. The tradition of writing études emerged in the early 19th century with the rapidly growing popularity of the piano. Of the vast number of études from that era, some are still used as teaching material (particularly pieces by Carl Czerny and Muzio Clementi), and a few, by major composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt and Claude Debussy, achieved a place in today's concert repertory. Études written in the 20th century include those related to traditional ones (György Ligeti) and those that require wholly unorthodox technique (John Cage).