Composition: Nocturnes, Op. 48 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Title Nocturnes
Creators Frédéric Chopin (composer)
Opus Op.48
Instrumentation piano
Number of movements 2
Keys
Composed 1841
First published 1842
Dedication Mlle. Laure Duperré
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Composition types Nocturnes
Period Romantic
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
Lento C minor
Andantino F sharp minor

Arrangements

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view Complete cello and piano Leopold Grützmacher
view Lento in C minor (No.1) flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon and horn Takuya Shigeta
view Lento in C minor (No.1) violin and piano Auguste Franchomme

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
view Complete Schlesinger 1. Lento (full BNF resolution)
2. Andantino (full BNF resolution)
view Complete Breitkopf und Härtel Complete Score
Cover Page
view Complete G. Schirmer 1881 Complete Score
view Complete Complete Score
view Complete G. Schirmer 1894 Complete Score
view Complete C.F. Peters Complete Score
view Complete G. Schirmer 1915 Complete Score
view Complete Maurice Senart Complete Score
view Complete Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne Complete Score
1. Lento ( C minor )
2. Andantino ( F sharp minor )
view Complete selections 1. Lento (C minor)
view Complete Arrangement for cello and piano
by Leopold Grützmacher
Litolff Complete Score
Cello
1. Lento - Complete Score ; Cello Part
2. Andantino - Complete Score ; Cello Part
view Lento in C minor (No.1) Arrangement for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon and horn
by Takuya Shigeta
Takuya Shigeta 2009 Complete Score
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet 1 (in B)
Clarinet 2 (in B)
Horn
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
view Lento in C minor (No.1) Arrangement for violin and piano
by Auguste Franchomme
Manuscript Complete Score

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