

2 in E flat major" in Chopin: a graded practical guide (Eleanor Bailie, Issue 3 of The pianist's repertoire) pp303–306 Kahn & Averill, 1998 ISBN 1-87, ISBN 978-1-87. Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, Roy Howat) pp77–79 Cambridge University Press, 1989 ISBN 9-3, ISBN 978-9-7. 9/2, E flat major" in Chopin: pianist and teacher as seen by his pupils (ed. Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger "Nocturne op.Carl Schachter, Hedi Siegel) pp102–127 Cambridge University Press, 2006 ISBN 2-9, ISBN 978-2-5. John Rink "Structural momentum and closure in Chopin's Nocturne Op 9 No 2" in Schenker Studies 2 (ed.The waltz-like accompaniment gently emphasizes the 12Ĩ meter, 12 beats to the measure subdivided into four groups of 3 beats each. The nocturne also includes a subordinate melody, which is played with rubato.Ī sonorous foundation for the melodic line is provided by the widely spaced notes in the accompaniment, connected by the damper pedal. With each repetition, it is varied by ever more elaborate decorative tones and trills. This melody is heard again three times during the piece.

The nocturne opens with a legato melody, mostly played piano (quietly), containing graceful upward leaps which becomes increasingly wide as the line unfolds. The penultimate bar utilizes considerable rhythmic freedom, indicated by the instruction, senza tempo (without tempo). The A and B sections become increasingly ornamented with each recurrence. It is 34 measures long and written in 12Ĩ meter, having a similar structure to a waltz. This well-known nocturne is in rounded binary form (A, A, B, A, B, A) with coda, C. It also tells us that B Flat Minor consists of three notes: B Flat, D Flat and F. If you would like to them according to the order of difficulty, please refer to the graded syllabus.Problems playing this file? See media help.Ĭhopin composed his best-known Nocturne in E ♭ major, Op. Try playing B Flat Minor on your keyboard or guitar. The arpeggios here are not arranged by order of difficulty, but rather in a chronological order. For those who want to learn or revise all the minor arpeggios, all minor arpeggio diagrams and videos are complied here.
