Nocturne in C-sharp minor, B.49 (Chopin, Frédéric)

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Work Title Nocturne in C-sharp minor
Alternative. Title Lento con gran espressione
Name Translations Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.; 夜想曲第20番 (ショパン); Nocturne nº 20 en do dièse mineur; 升C小調夜曲Op. posth.; Nocturn en do sostingut menor; Nokturn cis-moll Lento con gran espressione; المقطوعة الحالمة Op.posth.20; Nocturno nº 20 en Do sostenido menor, op. post.; نوکتورن شماره ۲۰ در دو دیز مینور; Νυχτερινό σε Ντο δίεση ελάσσονα, Op. posth.; Do Diyez Minor Sonatası (Şopen); Նոկտյուրն Op. 20 (Դո-դիեզ մինոր) (Շոպեն); 녹턴 올림다단조, Op. posth (쇼팽); Ноктюрн до-диез минор (Шопен); Nocturne in C-sharp minör; Nocturnes, Klavier, K 4 a 16 (cis-Moll)
Name Aliases 夜想曲第20番; Notturno in Do diesis minore; Notturno n. 20; المقطوعة الحالمة Op.posth.٢٠ (شوبان); Nocturne in C♯ Minor, Op.posth; Nocturnes, piano, B. 49, C♯ minor; Adagio, piano, B. 49, C♯ minor; Nocturnes, piano, no. 20, C♯ minor; Lento con espressione
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179028079; LCCN: n82078545; GND: 300037368; NLA: 35723852
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. B.49
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 62
Key C-sharp minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 nocturne (65 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1830
First Publication. 1875/1894
Dedication Ludwika Jędrzejewiczowa
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Discography All Music Guide (with description by Robert Cummings)
External Links Wikipedia article
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
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Extra Information Main soundtrack of the 2002 film The Pianist.
Autograph of later version (B.49) lost; there are existing manuscript copies by Ludwika Jędrzejewicz (Chopin's sister), Oskar Kolberg, and Mily Balakirev. Earlier autograph (KK IVa Nr. 16) is in a collection in Valldemossa.

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