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Chopin, Frederic : Mazurka "à Émile Gaillard" a-moll Dbop.42A KK.IIb/5

Work Overview

Music ID : 510
Composition Year：1840　
Publication Year：1841
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：mazurka
Total Playing Time：6 min 30 sec
Copyright：Public Domain
Additional Notes：パデレフスキ版ではマズルカ第42番。
mazurka
Piano Solo
piano solo
a moll

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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.

Composed in 1840 and published the following year in 1841. It is dedicated to Émile Gaillard with the words "To my friend."

This Kujawiak possesses a variety of expressions. It is characterized by folk scales and melodies layered in octaves. At the end of the piece, a trill can be observed in the right hand.

For an explanation of Kujawiak, Mazur, and Oberek, please refer to this page (Nobuko Sato's series).

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko
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