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Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60

18468 min

This guide follows Chopin’s Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60 (1846) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano) (2015)

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Sonata form0:01–8:08

A C-sharp octave in the bass and a three-voice open the piece. After a pause the rocking accompaniment begins, and the is sung in thirds, then in sixths. The then begins, and (a little faster), in A major. After an and an insertion, the in the , and the comes back near the end, in F-sharp major, with its halves reversed. The closes on low octaves.

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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