Frédéric Chopin
Valse Minute op. 64 No. 1 Re B Majeur
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Frédéric Chopin
Valse Minute op. 64 No. 1 Re B Majeur
- Instrumentation Piano
- Composer Frédéric Chopin
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Editions Bourgès R.
- Order no. EBRA025
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The ANACROUSE collection offers novice and experienced pianists alike a wide choice of classical works, from the Renaissance to the modern era.
We have set ourselves the goal of offering both "must-haves" from the classical repertoire and pieces by sometimes forgotten composers, all of undeniable pedagogical value. Each piece, sold individually, has been the subject of careful editorial work, both in terms of the musical text and its engraving, in order to guarantee musicians the conditions indispensable to the pleasures derived from frequent trade in these works.
The scores are offered in the form of traditional works (paper sheets), and also available by download.
The Valse Minute represents the first number of Opus 64, a triptych composed and published in 1846 and 1847. Chopin dedicated this waltz to "Madame la Comtesse Delphine Potocka", to whom he had already dedicated his Second Concerto (Op. 21), published in Leipzig in April 1836.
This waltz was nicknamed the Minute Waltz by the publisher because of its short duration, one to two minutes for a normal performance. It should be noted, however, that the composer called it the Little Dog Waltz. One of his biographers, Camille Bourniquel, reminds us why: with this waltz, Chopin was trying to paint a dog chasing its tail.
With its great brilliance, the Valse minute is nevertheless considered more relatively playable than many other waltzes composed by Chopin. Its indicated tempo is Molto vivace, its melody swirling in on itself, while in the central part of the second waltz, it develops in arabesques. Well-known and much-used by the media, it was featured in the opening credits of the BBC radio program "Just a minute".
The Little Dog Waltz will undoubtedly intoxicate more than one pianist, and charm with its intimate, sensual and whimsical character.
We have set ourselves the goal of offering both "must-haves" from the classical repertoire and pieces by sometimes forgotten composers, all of undeniable pedagogical value. Each piece, sold individually, has been the subject of careful editorial work, both in terms of the musical text and its engraving, in order to guarantee musicians the conditions indispensable to the pleasures derived from frequent trade in these works.
The scores are offered in the form of traditional works (paper sheets), and also available by download.
The Valse Minute represents the first number of Opus 64, a triptych composed and published in 1846 and 1847. Chopin dedicated this waltz to "Madame la Comtesse Delphine Potocka", to whom he had already dedicated his Second Concerto (Op. 21), published in Leipzig in April 1836.
This waltz was nicknamed the Minute Waltz by the publisher because of its short duration, one to two minutes for a normal performance. It should be noted, however, that the composer called it the Little Dog Waltz. One of his biographers, Camille Bourniquel, reminds us why: with this waltz, Chopin was trying to paint a dog chasing its tail.
With its great brilliance, the Valse minute is nevertheless considered more relatively playable than many other waltzes composed by Chopin. Its indicated tempo is Molto vivace, its melody swirling in on itself, while in the central part of the second waltz, it develops in arabesques. Well-known and much-used by the media, it was featured in the opening credits of the BBC radio program "Just a minute".
The Little Dog Waltz will undoubtedly intoxicate more than one pianist, and charm with its intimate, sensual and whimsical character.