Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1
This guide follows Chopin’s Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (1827) in one part.
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A single introductory sets up the unbroken left-hand triplets, and the slow melody (A) enters in E minor, sometimes moving in parallel thirds. Then the music moves away from the opening idea and reaches a brief contrasting in B major (B). The first melody (A) in a heavily ornamented form. In B′ the music turns to the major , and the closes in E major.
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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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