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Nocturne No. 5 in B-flat major, H. 37

18162 min

This guide follows Field’s Nocturne No. 5 in B-flat major, H. 37 (1816) in one part.

Recording: Magdalena Baczewska (piano)

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Follow all 5 sections as they play

0:03–2:30

A short, songlike . The first section (A) begins with the melody. A contrasting section (B) follows, and A only a few later. B comes back, and a brief closes the piece. Follow the right-hand melody: when it , the tune is familiar but the ornamentation around it is different.

  1. A
  2. 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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