Nocturne in C minor, Op. posth. (Chopin)

Chopin, 1835

Recording by Diana Hughes (Musopen).

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Frédéric Chopin's Nocturne No. 21 in C minor, B. 108 is a musical work for solo piano composed in 1837.^[1] It was the last of Chopin's nocturnes to be published, and was done so posthumously in 1938.^[2] It is famous for its striking simplicity and folk-like melody. Among the 21 nocturnes known to have been written by Chopin, this is one of the three that end in a minor key - the other two being No. 13 in C Minor and No. 9 in B Major.

Structure[]

Opening bars.

The composition is structured as a single movement marked: Andante sostenuto

References[]

^ "Nocturne in C minor, B. 108 | Free Music". musopen.org. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
^ "Critical Commentary to the Henle edition of the complete Nocturnes" (PDF). henle.de. Retrieved 2020-05-23.

External links[]

Nocturne in C minor: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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[1] "Nocturne in C minor, B. 108 | Free Music". musopen.org. Retrieved 2017-09-23.

[2] "Critical Commentary to the Henle edition of the complete Nocturnes" (PDF). henle.de. Retrieved 2020-05-23.

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