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Chopin, Frederic : Mazurka es-moll Op.6-4

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Music ID : 23169
Composition Year:1830 
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:mazurka
Total Playing Time:1 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. 6, were composed between 1830 and 1832 and published in 1832. They are dedicated to Countess Pauline Plater.

  • The first piece, in F-sharp minor, consists of a Kujawiak and a Mazur. It is written in a form resembling rondo form.
  • The second piece, in C-sharp minor, is a Kujawiak. It features an 8-bar introduction utilizing open fifths.
  • The third piece, in E major, is a Vivace. It is a Mazur with a central section in Oberek style. It is in ternary form, following an introduction based on open fifths.
  • The fourth piece, in E-flat major, is a Presto ma non troppo. It is an Oberek in ternary form. Its characteristic features include the use of pedal points and counter-melodies.

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

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko

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