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Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2 is a piece by Frédéric Chopin. PlayPiano puts it at Level 5, an estimate.
- melancholic
- block chords
- voicing
Also known as Mazurka No. 2.; Mazurka in C-sharp minor op. 6, no. 2.
History
The repeated G-sharp sits above another moving voice, while low fifths support it. Listen for the smaller inner steps underneath the held tone. This is the Institute’s digital presentation of a historical piano mazurka, with its own recorded print source and performance markings.
Sources
What to listen for
A quiet layered beginning
The repeated G-sharp sits above another moving voice, while low fifths support it. Listen for the smaller inner steps underneath the held tone.
How hard is it
Level 5, estimated
Several simultaneous upper voices and sustained lower fifths need balance, not just correct single notes.
About this piece
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Source
- chopinscores.org
- Credit
- First Editions of Fryderyk Chopin's Music Copyright 2017-2021 The Fryderyk Chopin Institute (https://nifc.pl) Website: https://chopinscores.org Digital scores: https://github.com/pl-wnifc/humdrum-chopin-first-editions License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
More by Frédéric Chopin
- Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2Level 7, estimatedWith Maestro
- Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52Level 10, estimatedWith Maestro
