Mazurkas
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Mazurkas are a celebrated collection of piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin that transform the traditional Polish folk dance into highly expressive, sophisticated art music.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mazurkas (Chopin) | 0 |
| Mazurka | 2 |
| Mazurkas, Op. 24 | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mazurka
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piano composition collection ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriodEnd | 1849 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriodStart | 1820s ⓘ |
| associatedDance | mazurka ⓘ |
| basedOn | Polish folk dance ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Opus numbers and posthumous numbers ⓘ |
| composer | Frédéric Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Mazurkas, Op. 17
NERFINISHED
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Mazurkas, Op. 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 56 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 59 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 63 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazurkas, Op. posth. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of Polish nationalism in music
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transformation of folk dance into art music ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1830 ⓘ |
| form | dance-derived character piece ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic music
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art music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Polish folk music
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traditional mazurka dance ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| keyVariety | various major and minor keys ⓘ |
| languageOfTempoMarkings | Italian ⓘ |
| movementType | single-movement pieces ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
accented second or third beat
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drone bass patterns ⓘ evocation of Polish national character ⓘ highly chromatic harmony ⓘ miniature character pieces ⓘ rubato and flexible rhythm ⓘ use of modal inflections ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter |
Arthur Rubinstein
NERFINISHED
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Martha Argerich NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Ashkenazy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notatedAs | mazurka ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 59 ⓘ |
| performanceDifficulty | intermediate to advanced ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| reception | celebrated as masterpieces of piano literature ⓘ |
| timeSignature | triple meter ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert performance
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recital repertoire ⓘ |
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Mazurka
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Mazurka
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Mazurkas, Op. 24