Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
This guide follows Chopin’s Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 (1841) in one part.
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Follow all 3 sections as they play
0:02–5:50
The opening melody is slow, and heavy with grief (). Then the pace eases ( ) and the music turns to C major for a quiet , a hymn-like passage of block chords. In A′ the doubles (): fortissimo octaves and wide arpeggios build up, and the opening melody over very fast chords before 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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