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Chopin's piano music
Nocturne, étude, mazurka, scherzo, ballade, polonaise, waltz: Chopin's genres in twelve works, in the order he wrote them.
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Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1
This guide follows Chopin’s Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 “Minute Waltz” (1847) in one part.
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Follow all 3 sections as they play
0:07–1:45
The first section (A), marked , spins like a ball of yarn: a light right-hand figure with the left hand joining a few later in . The (B) follows, calmer, with long notes around A-flat and twists in the melody. A leads back, and the opening (A′), finishing with a quick run down the keyboard.
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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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