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Romantic · mazurka

Mazurka, Op. 30 No. 4

Frédéric Chopin · Level 7, estimated · With Maestro

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The short answer

Mazurka, Op. 30 No. 4 is a mazurka by Frédéric Chopin from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.

On this page
  • mazurka
  • Romantic
  • dancing
  • melancholic
  • voicing

Also known as Four Mazurkas. Op. 30: No. 4.

History

The Allegretto begins quietly with a legato line over a small supporting gesture. Its dance character can remain present even when the phrase is intimate.

Sources

How to practise it

  1. Connect the opening line while keeping the lower short-note support light.

How hard is it

Level 7, estimated

Several note lengths and a chord member overlap from the start; later expressive and repeat detail raises the demand.

About this piece

Interpretive sketch of Frédéric Chopin, an illustration and not a verified likeness
An illustration, not a portrait
Licence
cc-zero
Source
musescore.com

More by Frédéric Chopin

  1. Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
  2. Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2Level 7, estimatedWith Maestro
  3. Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52Level 10, estimatedWith Maestro

With Maestro

Play it, slow it down, hear where you land

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