Ballade No.

1 in G Minor

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Opus 23

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Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin Frédéric François Chopin

           
    
(1810 - 18

        
 
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.

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

       
 
34

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

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

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

  
     


              
                    
            
  
42 sempre più mosso

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

   
     
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 
    
 
 

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


54

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

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

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


5


170

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

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

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



     
   

176

   
       
 

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

       
177

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

  
      
  
 


 
           

                

180
con forza 3 ten. ten.
3 3 3

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


    

                    
              
183 3


3

  
3 3

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

     
    




                  
 

      
186 3


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
           

206
riten.
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

      
6 cresc.

   
6

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



245

 
    
  
    
6 6




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

 
246

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

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

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

    
248

  p (pesante) 
     
    

 
                             

 
con forza

        
        
 



6

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

      
253

 

 


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

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


255


  

 

    3                          
3

   
6 poco riten. accelerando

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


6

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

   
259

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