Polonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1
This guide follows Chopin’s Polonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 “Military” (1838) in one part.
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Follow all 3 sections as they play
0:01–5:27
The piece opens (A) on a bold A major chord in rhythm and stays loud almost throughout. Then the moves to D major for the (B), which has a -like character and rumbling trills in the bass. The opening comes back (A′), unchanged, without taking its repeats.
- 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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