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Fauré, Gabriel : Mazurka B-Dur Op.32

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Music ID : 185
Composition Year:1878 
Publication Year:1883
First Publisher:Hamelle
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:mazurka
Total Playing Time:7 min 00 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Saitoh, Noriko

Last Updated: October 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 Mazurka, belonging to Fauré's early piano works, is believed to have been composed around 1875. It was published in 1883, and its premiere took place even later, in January 1886, at the Société Nationale de Musique, performed by Madame Bordes-Pène. At this concert, Nocturne No. 3 was also premiered by Madame Bordes-Pène, and both the Mazurka and Nocturne No. 3 are dedicated to Mademoiselle Adèle Baumolletz.

Many of Fauré's works show an affinity with Chopin's compositions in their titles, and this piece is one such example. However, such titles denote a genre, and their musical content varies among composers. In this work, written in Moderato B-flat major, the use of the mazurka rhythm remains superficial compared to Chopin's works. Furthermore, its length and formal structure also differ from Chopin's. Fauré's Mazurka takes the form of a ternary structure: 'ABA’ CCD A’B’'.

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko
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