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Video highlights:
00:44. Introduction.
02:42. Detailed analysis.
03:00. Identifying the artistic concept behind this piece. The emotional power of Chopin’s music.
04:59. The tempo and character indication; the tonality and time signature.
05:18. The form of this Nocturne. The Introduction.
05:54. The first part of the piece. Analyzing the first phrase. The difference between articulation and phrasing.
07:13. The next phrases of the first part.
08:00. The accompaniment and its layout.
08:11. The middle section of the Nocturne.
08:44. The first fragment of the middle section and its phrases. The main atmosphere and the quotes from Chopin’s Concerto No. 2.
09:42. The 2nd fragment of the middle section and its ‘unexpected’ dancing character.
10:16. The Reprise.
10:49. The Picardy third – ending a minor piece with the major equivalent of its main tonality. Its expressive purpose.
11:22. The structure of the musical text. The accompaniment and the melody.
12:14. The main difficulty in performing the melody.
12:46. New patterns in the middle section.
12:56. Discovering hidden polyphonic treasures! 🙂
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Chopin – Nocturne in C sharp Minor No. 20, op. posth. Detailed Piano Tutorial
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