ear explorations #008

We are wanting to encourage our students to listen to different and important musical works. 

Your Assignment: Listen to the link below, share with your family, and add comments to let us know what you think! 

This one is Chopin's Minute Waltz (Op. 64 no. 1)
Time Period: ​Romantic
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This famous waltz is NOT playable in one minute, though it is fairly brief! The legend is that a visitor challenged Chopin to write a song about Chopin's little dog, which was at that moment chasing its tail! Perhaps Chopin started improvising then & there, & then developed the full piece, later on.

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