Ballade No.

1 in G Minor

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Opus 23
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin

 
Frédéric François Chopin

           
     
(1810 - 1849)

       
Lento


    

3


                        
f pesante

 
Piano dim.

   
   

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3

     3    espress. 
      
  
           
     
        
5
Moderato

            

  
 
     
                  
p dolce

 
    





        
    
                          
  
11

    
         
     
        
        
        
     


 
        



15

   
    
  


    
                       
                     
16

               
     
   
               
         

          
                      
            
20

             
        
          
               
               


   
     
      
24

   
    
      


      

     
                 
25

     
         tenuto
          

   
      
        


          
   
       
  
28

  
    
 


 
       
              
30
ritenuto

  
     



           



  



  
 
 
     
   
        
       
33

     

poco cresc.

        

 

         
                 
a tempo

       
 
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 
 
  
 
 
                   
              

     



      agitato      
            
                          
       

         
38

    
            
    
     
     
       
cresc.

  
     


              
                    più mosso

              
sempre


42

          
         
              


   
     
 


       
     

   
 
45

  
  
   
     
  


        
   
        
                  
     
46

  
 
    
          
più f

    
      

    


    
  

   
    

49

   
     
 



 
 
              
                  
       
50

           
     
       
   
  


     
    
    
    

53


    
 
 


meno f  8va 
               
 
                       
   
poco a poco


 
54

   
  
  
              
 
    


      sempre   
8va  
      

       

più p

  
       
58

    
  
  
   
          


   
calando      
    
8va

             
      
 
62 smorz.

  
   
         
più dim. e riten.

      
dim.

         
 


 
    
           

Meno mosso

            
67 sotto voce

       
    
               
  
  
    
 

     
      
      3      
  
72


            
           
         



  

             
           
76


    
           
          
 
   
    


  
  3       3     
                   

81
3 3 3

          
             
sempre pp

          
  
   


    
 
              
              

85 3

 
3 3 3

     3
             
        
   


 
   
           
 

       
       
88

   sempre più p
3 3 3

   

                
3

 
   


     
         
          
         
91

   
      
        
rall.

       
  
     

     
                         
a tempo (meno mosso)

            
      
94

     
   sotto voce       
  

                
  
sempre pp

                  


      

  




                 
                                         
98

          
    
      
                 
              
                       


         
       
   
                            
               
                        
102

  
  
 
                                     
molto cresc.
sempre cresc.

                  
            


          


        
             
                   

106

            

                 
                  
   
 
       





                                       
                                      
 
110

    3
             
      
     
4

       
3

    
   
   

    

              
                        
 
                      
       
113

  
      
        
           
   

             
   
  



 
 ten.   
 8va     
  
       
          
                         
       
117

 
           
              
sempre più f

              
  
    



  ten. 
   
    
120

    
     
 



     
       
           
    
           
121

         
             
molto cresc.

  



   
      
  
          
      
        

123

    
      
  
 



 
        più animato 
        
                                       
    
124


  


          
ffz cresc.
dim.



    


                                           
127

   
             
 


          
               
     
         
130



 
                      
dim.

  


     8va                   
                   
8vb



133

         
     
        


     
                              
(8va)

 

136

    
   
   


            
            
animato

            
 
138

  
           
           
  
     
      


   

            
   
 

141

       

 
  

    
                     
             

142

         
poco a poco cresc.

     
             
  


        
 
                                    
 
145

  
  
     
   
   
                   
         


         
                                    
          
148

 
   
   
     
            
sempre più cresc.

 
     
 
   


   


                     
  
151

  

     
           
        


  
          
 
153

  
      


 


            

            
    

154


       
        
     


   
  
 

 
  

     

156


  
          



 
  
   
         
        
              
157 leggiero

  
     
   
                     
 


  
    8va
              
              

  
160

       


 
più f

 
              




          
  
163

 
 



      
        
164

  

            


        
              


 


   
 
 
   
    
            
167

 
 

                            
   
   


      
 
              5               
                  

5


170 5

         
                  
      
        



     
   
 
       
 
 
   
          
 

    
173

     
                 

      
 
 
     



     
   

176

   
       
 


     
   
             
            

4 3

          
177

   
  
                        
4

  
      
  
 


 
           
               
con forza 3

 
180 ten. ten.
3 3 3

              
3
   3
    
 
 



    

                    
              
3


183

 
3


3 3

                     3          3  
sempre f

     
    




                  
 

      
3


186

 
3


3

          3             
    
   
  
    


   riten.   
 
            
 
189

  
        
dim. e più rall.

                    
     
  


  
     
                
Meno mosso

    
            
193

  sotto voce     

       

        
sempre pp


          
     


 
     
197

    
   
   
   



  
                
 
                               
        

198

        
     
           


              
   
                
        

   
                                      

   
                      
202

    
   
 

                
molto cresc.

               
sempre cresc.

     
                   
         


            
                poco 
                 5       
  
riten.

 
206
3

  
appassionato

   
 
    
il più forte possibile

     
 
  
 



 
          
Presto con fuoco

      
                     
      
  
208

    
    

   



      
  
ffz

     
 


  
    
  
   
212

  
 
  
 
 


  

       
     
 
                   
         
213

     
  
           
   
 
     


 
      

     
217

  
   
 


   
    
       
          
 
      
             
218

      
    
    
         
     
  
       



  
        

222

  
 
  
 


     
   
             
                    
       
223

     
  
   
     
    
   
    
      


  
       
               
              

                    
227

     
          
  
   
         
cresc.

   
   


      
       
  
      

231

  
      
 
 

                       
                   
    
232

 
             
    

         
  
     
  
           


 
       
 

236

   
   
   


     8va   
    
                  
    
237

 
          
   

sempre ff

                
             
        


              
     
         
6

       
242
6

             

6

      
cresc.

 
6

 
6


   
    
                       

8va


245

 
    
  
    
6


6



          
     
(8va)

 
246


  

                      
    
247

      
   
     
 



             6   
   
riten. accel.

     
    
248

  p (pesante)
     
    


                      

 
         
con forza

     
        
 


  
6

     
                 
        
riten.

 
    
253






               
        
       
      
   



              
   
8va 
   
  
            
  
          
 
  
     
accel.

  

255


    
            
3

      
    
6 accelerando

  
poco riten.

  
                   
  
3


    
 
 


6

             
 
     
8va

   
259

 
 
          
   
            
 