Berceuse (Chopin)
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Berceuse and further explanation, see
Berceuse.
Frédéric Chopin's Berceuse Op. 57 (1843–44) [1] is a lullaby to be played on piano. It consists of variations in D-flat major. At first the composer titled the work Variations, but the title was altered for publication to the current Berceuse.
It was first published by J. Meissonnier of Paris in 1844 and dedicated to Elise Gavard (who was born in 1842).[2]
Structure
The music begins and ends in 6/8 time. 'Berceuse' literally means "cradle song".
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Op. 57: Berceuse, D- flat major
performed by Veronica van der Knaap
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References
External links
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- With opus numbers
- Variations brillantes in B-flat major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic, Op. 12
- Boléro, Op. 19
- Tarantelle in A-flat major, Op. 43
- Allegro de concert, Op. 46
- Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49
- Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57
- Barcarole in F-sharp major, Op. 60
- Marche funèbre in C minor, Op. posth. 72/2
- Three Écossaises, Op. posth. 72/3
- 17 Polish songs, Op. posth. 74
- Without opus numbers
- Album Leaf (Moderato) in E major, B. 151
- Andantino in G minor (arr. of the piano part of the song Wiosna), B. 117
- 2 Bourrées, B. 160b
- Canon in F minor, B. 129a
- Cantabile in B-flat major, B. 84
- Contredanse in G-flat major (doubtful), B. 17
- Fugue in A minor, B. 144
- 3 Fugues; arr. from Cherubini's Cours de contrepoint et de fugue, KK. VIIa/2
- Galopp in A-flat (Galop Marquis), P. 2/13
- Introduction, Theme and Variations in D on a Venetian air, for piano 4-hands, KK. IVa/6
- Klavierstück in B-flat (1834), P. 2/6
- Klavierstück in E-flat (1837), P. 2/5
- Klavierstück in E-flat (1840), P. 2/10
- Largo in E-flat, B. 109
- 2 Polish songs, B. 51, 132
- Variations in A, Souvenir de Paganini, B. 37
- Variation in E for Hexameron, B. 113
- Variations in E for flute and piano on "Non più mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, B.9, KK. Anh. Ia/5
- Variations in E major on the air "Der Schweizerbub", a.k.a. Introduction et Variations sur un Lied allemand, B. 14
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