This is a rum little work - some interpret it as a joke
of Chopin. It is an Oberek, which is the fastest of the
5 national Polish folk dances and consists of many
dance lifts and jumps. The lively dotted melody,
accompanied by just two chords, passes from a C (G)
major into a G (D) major area and back again. Back
again … endlessly, as this mazurka may be played –
like some avant-garde pieces by Erik Satie or John Cage
– all night long. Chopin did not terminate it (repeat
"senza Fine). ...(+)
This is a rum little work - some interpret it as a joke
of Chopin. It is an Oberek, which is the fastest of the
5 national Polish folk dances and consists of many
dance lifts and jumps. The lively dotted melody,
accompanied by just two chords, passes from a C (G)
major into a G (D) major area and back again. Back
again … endlessly, as this mazurka may be played –
like some avant-garde pieces by Erik Satie or John Cage
– all night long. Chopin did not terminate it (repeat
"senza Fine).
I play the part between the repetition signs as often
as I like and then I end with the 4 intro bars.
PARTITION