Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72 (Chopin)

The Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72, No. 1, was composed by Frédéric Chopin for solo piano in 1827. It was Chopin's first composed nocturne, although it was the 19th to be published, in 1855, along with two other early works: a Funeral March in C minor and Three Ecossaises. The composition features an unbroken line of quaver triplets in the left hand set against a slow melody of minims, crotchets, quaver duplets and triplets. It consists of 57 bars of common time with the tempo given as Andante, 69 bpm. An informal analysis of the piece is as follows:

Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72 (Chopin)

The Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72, No. 1, was composed by Frédéric Chopin for solo piano in 1827. It was Chopin's first composed nocturne, although it was the 19th to be published, in 1855, along with two other early works: a Funeral March in C minor and Three Ecossaises. The composition features an unbroken line of quaver triplets in the left hand set against a slow melody of minims, crotchets, quaver duplets and triplets. It consists of 57 bars of common time with the tempo given as Andante, 69 bpm. An informal analysis of the piece is as follows: