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Chopin, Frederic : Mazurka e-moll Op.41-2

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Music ID : 23192
Composition Year:1839 
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:mazurka
Total Playing Time:3 min 30 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.

This set of Four Mazurkas, Op. 41, is dedicated to Mr. Étienne Witwicki.

The first piece, in C-sharp minor, is marked Maestoso. It is a characteristic mazur in the Phrygian mode, and non-harmonic tones are frequently used throughout the entire piece.

The second piece is in E minor. It is an introspective Kujawiak marked Andantino.

The third piece, in B major, is marked Animato. An oberek is contrasted with a mazur characterized by the repetition of the same note in the middle section. It has a three-bar coda.

The fourth piece, in A-flat major, is marked Allegretto. It is an oberek with an inserted Kujawiak. The rhythm evokes something close to a waltz.

※ For explanations of Kujawiak, Mazur, and Oberek, please refer here (Noriko Sato's series page).

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko

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