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Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4

Four Mazurkas. Op. 30: No. 4

Level
5 of 5
Key signature
4 sharps
Time
3/4
Length
139 bars
Plays in
about 4 min

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The opening bars of Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

  • As written1825 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand1192 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots644 notes
  • Right-hand melody509 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to C7, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from F1 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 4 sharps (E major or C♯ minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals, sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, triplets, dotted eighth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), octaves, 7ths, 5ths, 4ths, 10ths
  • Chords: inverted triads, triads, seventh chords
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Frédéric Chopin died in 1849. Credits