This genre is found in many types of creativity: painting, theater, literature, music. If to use the terms of fine art, then the study, from the French “study”, is a sketch, a sketch. This definition applies to a musical study.
Typically, sketches are not considered as complete, completed works. They can be called musical sketches of a relatively small size, which usually occupy no more than two pages of a music album. The lion's share of the time a student of a musical educational institution is given to studies, since each of these works is usually devoted to a particular musical device or technique. In one sketch, for example, there can be many trioli or syncopations, lined notes or, on the contrary, staccato - so that the musician can hone his skills.
History of Etude
The history of the genre dates back to the 18th century. Initially, the pieces were purely educational exercises, the popularity of which increased when the piano became a favorite instrument for home music making in Europe. The author of several hundred studies for pianists, for example, was the Austrian composer Karl Czerny. In the next century, the famous composer Frederic Chopin brought more melody and beauty to this genre, thanks to which etudes can now be heard not only at music lessons, but also at concerts - these are not just educational plays for practicing virtuosity, but independent musical works. However, etudes still, as a rule, have no names.
Today, a huge number of works of this genre are known for the authorship of renowned composers - Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Claude Debussy and many others. Along with them are the names of musicians who, not possessing outstanding talents in writing musical works, are the authors of many popular collections of sketches.
