There are at least eight mazurkas by Chopin without

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, usually designated as Op. posth., though at least four of these were published in his lifetime. * 2

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in B major and

G major G major (or the key of G) is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative minor is E minor and its parallel minor is G minor. The G major scale is: Notable composi ...

were composed and published in 1826 in revised versions; the originals were published in 1875. B. 16 *

D major D major (or the key of D) is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has two sharps. Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor. The D major scale is: : Ch ...

, B. 31 (1829); revised version, B. 71 (1832) * B major (''Wolowska''), B. 73 (1832) – dedicated to Alexandrine Wolowska * C major, B. 82 (1833) * A major, B. 85 (1834) * A minor (''Notre Temps''), B.134 (1840) – published (1841) in the collection "Six morceaux de salon", issued by the magazine ''

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'' along with works by Thalberg, Czerny and others. * A minor (''À Émile Gaillard''), B.140 (1840) – published (1841) in "Album de pianistes polonais". Dedicated to Émile Gaillard.

References

Mazurkas by Frédéric Chopin Compositions in B-flat major Compositions in G major Compositions in D major Compositions in C major Compositions in A-flat major Compositions in A minor {{classical-composition-stub