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The short answer
Mazurka in A minor, Op. 7 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 A minor op. 7, no. 2.
History
The lone E pickup leads to a dotted eighth and sixteenth before longer notes. Keep the short answer connected to the phrase over the lower chords. 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 pickup with a dotted answer
The lone E pickup leads to a dotted eighth and sixteenth before longer notes. Keep the short answer connected to the phrase over the lower chords.
How hard is it
Level 5, estimated
Dotted rhythm, pickup timing and the later change of key require control beyond a simple three-beat accompaniment.
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
