Waltz op. 64 no. 2 (Chopin)

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**Waltz Op. 64 No. 2 C sharp minor**

Key/Time Signature:	C sharp minor, 3/4
Form:	Waltz
Date of composition:	1846
Opus Number:	64
Movements/Sections:	-
Dedication:	Madame Nathaniel de Rothschild

Waltz in C# minor is the second work of Chopin's opus 64 and the companion to the Minute Waltz (Opus 64 no. 1). It consists of three main themes:

Theme A tempo giusto chordal with a walking pace feel;
Theme B più mosso (faster) — theme stated in running eighth notes, with all harmony in the left hand.
Theme C più lento (slower) — a sostenuto in the tonic major (D-flat major, enharmonic equivalent to C-sharp major). Besides the slower general pace, the melody is in quarter notes except for a few flourishes in eighth notes, giving this section the quality of an interlude before the dramatic restatement of Theme A

The overall layout of the piece is A A B B C B B A A B B. The piece ends with a fade-out rather than the strident chords of his first Grande Valse Brillante (Op 18).