Description & Musical Analysis
Chopsticks, published in 1877 as The Celebrated Chop Waltz, is the piano miniature by Euphemia Allen. Michael Bednarek’s MIDI arrangement runs for 1:24 and keeps the two piano hands on separate tracks, with 1,387 note events.
How to Play & Trivia
Euphemia Allen’s 1877 Chopsticks Waltz is built around a simple, recognizable hand-crossing pattern. Michael Bednarek’s 1:24 piano MIDI puts the two hands on separate tracks and traces the repeated motif through the piece. Follow the melody and accompaniment separately, then use the chord map to hear how the short phrases move between G7 and C major.\n\nMIDI arrangement by Michael Bednarek, licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). [Original file](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chopsticks.mid); redistributing without changes.
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