2 to Sone irs Sorc ="| Mazurka in G minor oe Op. 67 No.2 Praca Fryderyk Chopin 180-49) Cantabile [2 Pai Pai Ped, 1 Ped, 1 on the second oF Is in triple time with an accent yom dance in Western Europe in the ka, which is The mazurka originated asa Polish folk dance from the province of Mazovia, near Warsa i Uhird beat and was traditionally accompanied by a bagpipe drone. It became very popular asa drawing: ae 05 and 640s, andthe Posh composer Chopin wrote more dan 3 of them He also had a nationale eres in reflected in his adoption of certain melodic and rhythmic features of Polish folk musie in his stylisation ofthe dance. ances This Mazurka was composed in the lat year of Chopin ife (149) and published posthumously in 1855. Like many ofhis Keyboard dene is written in ternary form (ABA), The Asection eadenees in the tonic, G minor, at bar 16. Iis followed by a contrasting B section inte A ‘major, B flat, with a striking chromatic answering phrase marked pp elegaissimo (bars 21-4). A sotto voce solo forthe right hand re the tonic key and heralds the return of section A. ‘The f in bars 14 and 54 clearly means.a sudden emphasis rather like ef) rather than a sustained dynamic. Sources: Quatre Mazurka, Op, 67 German first elton (Bevin: M.Sehesingr, 1855); French fst edition (Paris J. Metssonnier fils, 1855 Sts 4c eaitoral except in bars 6,17 nd 19. {© 2020 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Mule ‘8B 3991n83991 continued overleafeee ey (uaa 83991