Path 01
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Ten well-known works to learn the map on, each open in full to everyone.
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Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
This guide follows Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 (1831) in one part.
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Follow all 6 sections as they play
0:04–3:55
A calm melody with graceful leaps (A) floats over a swaying left hand in 12/8. Every is four long, which makes the piece easy to follow. A contrasting (B) enters, and the melody (A) with extra . The contrasting (B) is heard again, and the opening comes back once more (A), with still more trills and decoration. Last comes the , which includes a marked senza .
- A
- B
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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Path 06
Fifteen kinds of work
One work for each kind in the catalog, from the symphony to choral music.
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