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Berceuse (Chopin)
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Frédéric Chopin's Berceuse, Op. 57, is a lullaby to be played on the piano. He composed it in 1843/44[1] as variations in D-flat major. Chopin originally called his work Variantes. Berceuse was first published in Paris in 1844 by Jean-Racine Meissonnier, dedicated to Élise Gavard, and appeared in London and Leipzig the following year.
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Berceuse | |
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Piano music by Frédéric Chopin | |
![]() Pencil drawing of the composer by George Sand, 1841 | |
English | Lullaby |
Other name | Variantes |
Key | D-flat major |
Opus | 57 |
Form | variations |
Composed | 1843/44 |
Dedication | Élise Gavard |
Published | 1844 |
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Written late in his career, the lyrical piece features complex pianistic figuration in the continuous flow of variations on a calm bass in always soft dynamics, shaping the music by texture and sonority.