Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57
This guide follows Chopin’s Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57 (1844) in one part (theme and variations).
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Theme and variations0:11–4:16
Two soft of the rocking left-hand figure come first. Then the tiny is heard in sixteen four- variations, over a bass that hardly changes. In 2 a syncopated middle voice plays against the ; in 4 the shrinks to grace notes; by 11 it dissolves into trills and flourishes. Only shortly before the end does the bass bring in a new chord. In 16 the in its original form, and the piece closes.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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