Opus 27 No. 1

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Opus 27 No. 1 is the first of Frédéric Chopin’s two Op. 27 nocturnes, a lyrical and expressive piano piece noted for its rich harmonies and dramatic contrasts.

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Opus 27 No. 1 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
nocturne ⓘ
solo piano piece ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod early 1830s ⓘ
associatedWithComposerNationality Polish ⓘ
belongsToCatalogue Chopin nocturnes ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 27 No. 1 ⓘ
characteristic dramatic contrasts ⓘ
lyrical melody ⓘ
rich harmonies ⓘ
composer Frédéric Chopin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Comtesse d’Apponyi ⓘ
dynamicRange wide ⓘ
followedBy Opus 27 No. 2 ⓘ
follows Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 ⓘ
form nocturne ⓘ
genre Romantic piano music ⓘ
hasKeySignature four sharps ⓘ
instrumentation piano ⓘ
key C-sharp minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
mood dramatic ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
notableSection agitated middle section in C-sharp minor ⓘ
lyrical outer sections ⓘ
numberWithinOpus 1 ⓘ
oftenPerformedBy concert pianists ⓘ
opusNumber 27 ⓘ
pairWith Opus 27 No. 2 ⓘ
partOfRepertoire standard Romantic piano repertoire ⓘ
performancePractice rubato commonly employed ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
placeOfPublication Paris ⓘ
precededBy Nocturne in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3 ⓘ
publicationYear 1836 ⓘ
publisher Maurice Schlesinger ⓘ
recordedInNumerousAlbums yes ⓘ
set Nocturnes, Op. 27 ⓘ
linked to: Nocturnes
structure ternary-like form ⓘ
technicalLevel advanced ⓘ
tempoMarking Larghetto ⓘ
texture cantabile right-hand melody over arpeggiated accompaniment ⓘ
timeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
titleLanguageVariant Nocturne en ut dièse mineur, Op. 27 n° 1 ⓘ
usedInMusicEducation yes ⓘ

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Opus 27 No. 2 → pairedWith → Opus 27 No. 1 ⓘ