COMPOSITIONS:
• “Fantasie” Impromptu
Op.66
• http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=tvm2Z
sRv3C8
• Melody: a polish
dance form.
• Rhythm: ¾ time
(typical of waltzes)
with cross rhythms
and contains rubato.
• Texture: polyrhythm
• Organization & Form:
diverse dynamic
changes (soft to loud
and also fast to slow).
COMPOSITIONS:
• Nocturne in E flat major
Op.9 No.2.
• http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=EvxS_bJ0y
OU
• Melody: melancholy
and mostly legato
speed.
• Organization & Form:
rounded binary form
(A,A,B,A,B,A). Contrast
in dynamics (soft to
loud to soft)
• Harmony: E-flat major
and very consonance.
• Musical Expression:
senza tempo (without
tempo) or rubato.
OTHER COMPOSITIONS:
• Heroic Polonaise in A flat major Op.53
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZGi49B
nghs
• "Black Key Etude" Op.10 No.5 in G flat major
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU4qyF
AgRDk
• Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1(Minute
Waltz)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KESTJm1
g_N0
CONCLUSION
• The virtuoso pianist Chopin had redefined the piano
in his time.
• His many short and lyrical pieces such as his
“Mazurkas”, “Etudes”, and “Polonaises” has
transformed piano pieces to long and complicated
to short and lyrical.
• Today, we use Chopin’s repertory as the mainstay
of our piano performances and still cherish his many
songs.
• Chopin will forever be known as “The greatest
revolutionist of the piano!”
SOURCES:
• Forney, Kristine, and Joseph Machlis. The Enjoyment
Of Music, Shorter Version, An Introduction To
Perceptive Listening. 11th ed. New York, NY: W W
Norton , 2011. 219-23. Print.
• Molsky, Cahdin. "Frédéric Chopin." Classical Net.
Music Archive, 25 2010. Web. 23 Nov 2012.
<http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/chopin.p
hp>.
• Gerasimov , Vlad. "Chopin Biography." Chopin
Music. Music Arhives, 21 2009. Web. 23 Nov 2012.
<http://www.chopinmusic.net/biographies/chopin/
>.