Mazurkas, Op. 7 (Chopin)

The Mazurkas, Op. 7 are a set of five mazurkas by Frédéric Chopin. The mazurkas were written in 1830 – 1832. A typical performance of all five mazurkas takes a little over eleven minutes.

No. 1 in B-flat major[]

The first mazurka is marked Vivace and is perhaps the most well-known mazurka of the set.

No. 2 in A minor[]

Despite the Vivo, ma non troppo marking, the mazurka is usually slowly performed, and the main theme is relatively mild.

No. 3 in F minor[]

The third mazurka is the only one in the set to feature no repeats.

No. 4 in A-flat major[]

This mazurka was originally composed in 1824; Chopin revised it and put it as the fourth mazurka of the set.

No. 5 in C major[]

The final mazurka is the shortest of the five, taking less than a minute to perform. It is known as a fine example of the composer's sense of humour.^[1]

References[]

^ Allmusic

External links[]

Mazurka in B-flat major, Op.7, No.1 (Frédéric François Chopin)

Mazurkas, Op.7: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

[Allmusic-1] Allmusic

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4 Mazurkas, Op. 6 5 Mazurkas, Op. 7 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17 4 Mazurkas, Op. 24 4 Mazurkas, Op. 30 4 Mazurkas, Op. 33 4 Mazurkas, Op. 41 3 Mazurkas, Op. 50 3 Mazurkas, Op. 56 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63 4 Mazurkas, Op. 67 4 Mazurkas, Op. 68 Posthumous mazurkas without opus numbers
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