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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: List of compositions by Frederic Chopin by musical form, List of compositions by Frederic Chopin by opus number, Ballades, Preludes, Miscellaneous compositions, Polish songs by Frederic Chopin, Variations on "La ci darem la mano," Allegro de concert, Prelude, Op. 28, No. 15, Piano Concerto No. 1, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Hexameron, Rondo a la mazur, Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4, Scherzo No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Tarantelle, Scherzo No. 3, Grand Duo concertant, Prelude, Op. 28, No. 20, Scherzo No. 2, Cello Sonata, Bolero, Fantaisie in F minor, Rondo in C minor, Prelude, Op. 28, No. 16, Barcarole, Introduction and Polonaise brillante, Impromptu No. 1, Berceuse, Scherzo No. 4, Impromptu No. 2, Piano Trio, Rondo a la Krakowiak, Impromptu No. 3, Rondo in E-flat major. Excerpt: This is a list of compositions by Frederic Chopin by musical form. (There is a separate list by opus number.) Most of Chopin's compositions were for solo piano, although he did compose two piano concertos (his concertos No. 1 and No. 2 are two of the romantic piano concerto repertoire's most often-performed pieces) as well as some other music for ensembles. His larger scale works such as sonatas, the four scherzi, the four ballades, the Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, and the Barcarole in F-sharp major, Op. 60 have cemented a solid place within the repertoire, as well as shorter works like his polonaises, mazurkas, waltzes, impromptus and nocturnes taking a substantial portion of recorded and performed music. Two important collections are the Etudes, Opp. 10 and 25 (which are a staple of that genre for pianists), and the 24 Preludes, Op. 28 (a cycle of short pieces paired in a major key/relative minor key pattern following the circle of fifths in clockwise steps). In addition, he wrote numerous song settings of Polish texts, and chamber pieces including a p...
