Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2
This guide follows Chopin’s Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2 (1839) in one part.
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Follow all 3 sections as they play
0:05–8:21
The (A) begins in C minor: even chords in the right hand and a mournful melody in octaves in the left. A more serene idea is woven into it. The (B) moves to A-flat major, with the characteristic rhythm. In A′ the in shortened form, with a dramatic melody added in the right hand over it.
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- 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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