I was assigned this etude for an audition coming up, and have a question abotu the coda if you're familiar with it. In my copy, there is no tempo marking at the coda, so should I assume it's the same tempo as right before the coda? Because the rhythms more closely resemble to Piu vivo section than the andantino mosso section. Also, I know the etude comes from his 'romantic etudes', and I was wondering if anyone knew what his title he gave to the one in Bb. I think it was 'moonlight' maybe?

There are a couple in Bb, but there is one called In The Moonlight which sounds like it might be the one...

6/8, piu mosso section in the middle?

In my copy, the last section is almost the same as the first, with a little extra bit at the end, and the start of the return of the material from the first section is marked "Tempo I" and "come prima". Do you mean the section right at the end? Additional to the first lot of material? I have no tempo marking as such for that - 6 bars before the end is says "allarg[ando]", then the bar after "a tempo". So it looks like it's supposed to be Tempo I still. It's not marked as a coda in my edition.

Sorry, that's as clear as mud...

I think the editions vary quite widely, so it could be quite different from yours...

yes, the Bb one is called something like that, depending on your translation. Which edition are you using?

Hmm, thanks for your replies. I was given a photocopy of the music, so I don't have the edition, or even the printing press. I wasn't even told it was Kohler, but I recognized it from a couple years ago when I played through them. Yes Sarah, that sounds about right.

It starts andantino mosso then it becomes Piu Vivo, and then has a D.C. al Coda and goes back to the beginning. What my concern is, is the coda from after the allarg. It is mostly 16th notes, like the piu vivo section, but there is no tempo marked. Is the coda still Andantino mosso?

Thanks again.

p.s. I'm going to be going to a two week workshop starting tommorow, so I might not get your replies. Thanks in advance!

Sounds like your edition is quite different from mine (which is the only edition I have seen!)

It sounds rather like my edition is written out in full whereas yours has the DC and a coda, ie my DC and coda are written out.

What is your DC is my "Tempo I". I have no major tempo indication from here to the end of the piece, only one rall and a tempo (same place as in the first section) and one allarg and a tempo, which comes where I presume you go to the coda, not sure exactly where your coda is marked. Basically, the allarg. is on the bar which goes F-D, C-F (crotchet quaver, crotchet quaver, with the grace notes before the C) and then the next bar, which starts with a dotted quaver and then moves into semiquavers, is marked a tempo. My reading of that is that the a tempo refers to Tempo I/Andantino mosso, as there has been no major tempo marking since the Tempo I marking.

I haven't played the piece, but from what I can see on this edition, there's no tempo change for the last section/what for you is the coda. How long is your coda? My allargando is 6 bars from the end, the a tempo is 5. Hope this helps/makes sense...

That helped a lot actually! I think I've gotten it figured out. After the allarg. I have a coda which is exactly how you described it, but I see that there are no tempo changes there. Thanks for your help. I'm off to my workshop, so thanks for clearing that up beforehand.

Yay - glad it helped