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The short answer
A polonaise from 1817. Polonaise in G minor (1817) is a polonaise by Frédéric Chopin from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 5, an estimate.
- polonaise
- Romantic
- grand
History
The Society dates this G-minor polonaise to 1817 and records Countess Victoire Skarbek as its dedicatee. Those two facts place the little work early in Chopin's catalogue and preserve the named dedication without inventing an occasion for its composition.
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What to listen for
Chords receive a decorated response
The chordal opening leads to decoration. Hear the smaller notes as a response to the broader gesture rather than a separate flourish.
A familiar contour changes its pitch groups
Opening-related material returns in different pitch groups. Listen for the familiar shape through its changed colour.
Higher gestures sit over quicker lower motion
Higher phrases sound above faster lower figures. Hear the two layers distinctly as the continuation develops.
How to practise it
Keep chord entries coordinated and let their written rests make room.
- Make chord notes enter together at a comfortable pulse.
- Release into the written rests.
- Keep the quicker third-measure rhythm clear rather than simply louder.
How hard is it
Polonaise rhythm, chordal coordination and clear melodic articulation need controlled accents and steady pulse.
About this piece
- Collection
- At the dance floor
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- musescore.com
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
