How long does it take to learn Chopin Ballade in G minor?

It’s difficult, but you should be able to play a satisfactory rendition of it in 1-2 years. It’s probably not going to be perfect. As far as relative difficulty, play a couple of Chopin etudes and you’ll get the idea.

Who invented Ballades?

The history of the polyphonic ballade begins with Guillaume de Machaut, the leading French poet and composer of the 14th century. He wrote more songs in this than in any other form.

How hard is Ballade in G minor?

“It’s very hard. I think it’s one of the hardest pieces in the repertoire. It’s, what, about 10 minutes of music, and in those 10 minutes you have to express a world, and a continuous world. That’s a difficulty because it can get segmented, it can get ‘this little bit is like this’ and ‘that little bit is like that’.”

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How many ballades did Chopin write?

Chopin (1810-1849) lived during the Romantic period, and wrote four ballades for the solo piano. While the term ballade was associated with the French verse-form, Chopin ventured to create an abstract form without using words in his ballades.

Why did Mozart write the Ballade in G minor?

Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, composed in 1831 during the composer’s early years in Vienna, was a reflection of his loneliness in the city far away from his home in Poland, where the November Uprising, a war against the Russian Empire’s oppression of his people, was happening.

Is it possible to learn the Ballade in 4 months?

Nobody could ever do the Ballade AT ANY LEVEL WHATSOEVER after only 4 months of playing the piano. Homo sapiens is just not equipped for that. It’s good to have ambitions, but don’t let your grasp exceed your reach. Unlike some teachers I am not against people learning music beyond their current technical level.

Should I learn Polonaise-Fantasie and Ballade 1?

No to both pieces in terms of demand on musicianship. If you can listen to something like the Polonaise-Fantasie Op 61 and understand it (i.e. you can hear the method to the seemingly disorganized, erratic, improvisational madness), you should not have too much problem interpreting Ballade 1.