Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
This guide follows Chopin’s Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 (1846) in one part.
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Follow all 12 sections as they play
0:01–7:05
Two introductory chords lead, after a pause, to the soft, smooth main melody (A). In the (B), the music slips into the distant of A-flat major above restless, off-beat chords in the left hand. The main melody as A′ covered with trills, grace notes and runs, and then new material leads back to B major. The wanders through strange harmonies and ends dreamily.
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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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