Chopin Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9 no. 1 - Easy Arrangement

💲 -15% DISCOUNT Code: "secretseeker" An Easy Arrangement for the Indermediate Pianist (~Grade 5) Arrangement and performance by Henrik Kilhamn Chopin: Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9 no. 1 Key: A minor (Easy key) + version in Original key also included This is one of the most popular Chopin Nocturnes for intermediate pianists, even in the original version. Big portions of it are all right, but there are some extreme polyrhythms (like 11 vs 6) that gives the piece a very high threshold. Here they are rounded down to equal triplets or 16th notes that preserve the contour very well, and there are no different rhythms in LH to worry about either. The middle section has a slower musical pulse, but the textural configuration is still made easier with only one line in RH instead of octaves, and more compact units in LH. I have also put in repeat signs that show where the music starts over, even though they are written out in the original. The all-natural key of A minor is much easier to read than Bb minor with five flats. SIMPLE SOLUTIONS Check out several arrangements by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and more: SONATA SECRETS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT SIMPLE SOLUTIONS This is for everyone who loves the great piano repertoire but haven’t (yet) developed the skill required to master it. After all, Chopin, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff wrote music for professional musicians, and it takes many years of studies to...