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The first few bars of Mazurka, Op. 6 No. 1. The first mazurka of the set is a lively piece that makes use Polish folk rhythms and modes. The main theme, which revolves around triplets and brings heavy accents on the third beat of each bar, is quite melancholy, yet elegant in character.
Theme C più lento (slower) — a sostenuto in the parallel key of C ♯ minor (D ♭ major, enharmonic equivalent to C ♯ major). Besides the slower general pace, the melody is in quarter notes except for a few flourishes in eighth notes, giving this section the quality of an interlude before the dramatic restatement of Theme B.
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Grande valse; sometimes called the 2/4 waltz since the main melody sounds as if in 2/4 time against a 3/4 bass. 6 D-flat major: 1846–1847 XI 1847 Op. 64/1 B.164/1 Countess Delfina Potocka: Valse du petit chien is the title Chopin gave this waltz, which is popularly known as Minute Waltz: 7 C-sharp minor: 1846–1847 XI 1847 Op. 64/2 B.164/2
This work has been attributed to Chopin, but is generally considered spurious. Variations on a Ukrainian Dumka by Antoni Radziwill Violin and piano 1830 KK. VIIa/3 Lost Waltz E-flat major 1826-1827 1902 B. 46 KK. Iva/14 P. 1/14 Manuscript lost Waltz (Valse mélancolique) F-sharp minor 1838 1932 KK Ib/7 A 1/7 Spurious Waltz C major 1824 KK. Vb/8 ...
In fact, apart from Nos. 7 and 8, the first series (Op. 10) is made of couples of études in a major key and its relative minor (the major key either preceding the minor key or following it) with none of the tonalities occurring twice (except for C major, which appears in No. 1 and then in the only couple which is not major-minor, i.e. Nos. 7 ...
The Mazurka in C-sharp minor should really have a subtitle: in the Phrygian mode for this is the special quality of its main theme and the crowning climax at the end. How Chopin incorporates the mode into the piece is fascinating: The mazurka starts with an outlining of the Phrygian scale as a solo right hand melody, only then repeating it with ...
This mazurka is waltz-like in character and features a quite homophonic texture with a single tune accompanied by chords. The main theme is charming, yet reflective and has a hesitant and gloomy tone. The brief middle section contains slight harmonic ambiguities and creates a more intimate atmosphere.