Scherzos
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Scherzos are a set of four highly virtuosic and dramatic piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin that expanded the scherzo form into large-scale, emotionally intense concert works.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano composition cycle
ⓘ
set of musical compositions ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Chopin scherzos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonPerformanceContext |
piano competitions
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solo piano recital ⓘ |
| composer | Frédéric Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 NERFINISHED ⓘ Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employsTechnique |
complex figurations
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dramatic rubato ⓘ rapid passagework ⓘ wide dynamic contrasts ⓘ |
| employsTexture |
brilliant octave passages
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dense chordal writing ⓘ lyrical middle sections ⓘ |
| formExpansionOf | classical scherzo form ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic piano music
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scherzo ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalNumber | four scherzos ⓘ |
| hasMovementStructure | single-movement works ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central works in Chopin’s piano output
ⓘ
redefined scherzo as independent concert piece ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Beethovenian scherzo tradition ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| keyOfPart |
B minor
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B-flat minor ⓘ C-sharp minor ⓘ E major ⓘ |
| languageOfTempoAndExpressionMarks | Italian ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | Polish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic character
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emotional intensity ⓘ high virtuosity ⓘ large-scale form ⓘ |
| opusNumberOfPart |
Op. 20
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Op. 31 ⓘ Op. 39 ⓘ Op. 54 ⓘ |
| performanceDifficulty |
advanced
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virtuosic ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| typicalDurationRange | approximately 7–12 minutes per piece ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
concert performance
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virtuoso repertoire ⓘ |
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