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Chopin, Frederic : Mazurka h-moll Op.33-4

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Music ID : 23190
Composition Year:1838 
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:mazurka
Total Playing Time:5 min 00 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Saitoh, Noriko

Last Updated: July 1, 2007
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

These Four Mazurkas, Op. 33, are dedicated to Countess Rose Mostowska. In the autograph manuscript, they were written in the order of G-sharp minor, C major, D major, and B minor, and the first edition was also published in this order. However, they were subsequently rearranged by someone and published in the order of G-sharp minor, D major, C major, and B minor, and this latter order has become more common. Here, we follow this latter order.

No. 1 in G-sharp minor

The first piece, in G-sharp minor, is marked Lento. Although written with a mazur rhythm, it possesses the character of a Kujawiak. It is a simple mazurka with a limited range of notes. The melody evokes a contemplative atmosphere.

No. 2 in D major

The second piece, in D major, is marked Vivace. It is a Kujawiak with mazur and oberek elements in its middle section.

No. 3 in C major

The third piece, in C major, is marked Semplice. It is a Kujawiak with a mazur in its middle section that does not adhere to dotted rhythms. It also features a 15-bar coda.

No. 4 in B minor

The fourth piece, in B minor, is marked Mesto. It incorporates Kujawiak and mazur elements and has an 8-bar coda. At 224 measures in total, it is relatively large in scale for a mazurka.

Note: For explanations of Kujawiak, Mazur, and Oberek, please refer to this link (Noriko Sato's series page).

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko

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