Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42
This guide follows Chopin’s Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42 (1840) in one part.
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0:01–3:39
The in the sets the dance in motion, and the main melody (A) enters, light and in two voices. The rippling arpeggio idea (B) begins soon after and keeps returning, with fresh episodes between (C, D and E). The main melody comes back (A′). B and D in varied form (B′ twice, with D′ between them), and the develops these ideas.
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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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