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The Non-Dance: Chopin’s Mazurkas

Chopin, by setting this piece in B major, is confronting the player with 5 sharps. The music is in triple meter and alternates between flowing notes and abrupt stops. A lighter middle section breaks up the sound before a return of the opening material. <br/><br/>

Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka No. 39 in B Major, Op. 63, No. 1

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