Fur Elise (For Elise) is the
popular name of the Bagatelle
in A minor, a very famous
piece of music by Ludwig van
Beethoven, written in about
1810. The piece begins with a
plaintive right-hand theme
accompanied by arpeggios in
the left hand; the harmonies
used are A minor and E major.
The next section maintains the
same textu
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Fur Elise (For Elise) is the
popular name of the Bagatelle
in A minor, a very famous
piece of music by Ludwig van
Beethoven, written in about
1810. The piece begins with a
plaintive right-hand theme
accompanied by arpeggios in
the left hand; the harmonies
used are A minor and E major.
The next section maintains the
same texture, but broadens the
harmony to include C major its
dominant, G major. A faster
section follows, written in
the key of F major. This
section is the bane of many
pianists who easily play the
opening, but then are forced
to either skip the section or
spend a lot of time developing
the required coordination.
(There is an apocryphal story
that Beethoven wrote this part
after an argument with Elise,
knowing that she would not be
able to play it.) The first
section returns without
alteration; next, the piece
moves into D minor with an
ominous theme set over a pedal
point. Demo play on Yamaha U1
Piano

Category Music

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