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Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2

18324 min

This guide follows Chopin’s Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 (1832) in one part.

Recording: Arthur Rubinstein (piano)

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0:03–4:01

A single introductory leads into the ornamented melody (A) over an even quaver bass. In the a short leads away from the main tune, and in the B section the speed doubles (): the music turns restless, with dotted rhythms and leaps in the bass. The opening (A) , about half as long as before. The rests on the chord (the chord of the home ), and the last arpeggio falls and fades.

  1. A
  2. A:

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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