Nocturne in C minor, Op. posth. (Chopin)

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The Nocturne No. 21 in C minor, Op. posth. is a musical work for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin in 1837. It was the last of Chopin's nocturnes to be published, and was done so posthumously in 1938, receiving the Brown catalogue number B 108.^[1] It is famous for its striking simplicity and folk-like melody. Among the 21 nocturnes known to have been written by Chopin, this is one of the three that end in a minor key - the other two being No. 13 in C Minor and No. 9 in B Major.

Structure

The composition is structured as a single movement marked: Andante sostenuto

References

↑ "Nocturne in C minor, B. 108 | Free Music". musopen.org. Retrieved 2017-09-23.

External links

Nocturne in C minor: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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[1] "Nocturne in C minor, B. 108 | Free Music". musopen.org. Retrieved 2017-09-23.

Nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin
3 Nocturnes, Op. 9 3 Nocturnes, Op. 15 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27 2 Nocturnes, Op. 32 2 Nocturnes, Op. 37 2 Nocturnes, Op. 48 2 Nocturnes, Op. 55 2 Nocturnes, Op. 62 Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. Nocturne in C minor, Op. posth.
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