Paul Barton | Chopin "Minute Waltz" Op.64 No.1 - P. Barton, FEURICH piano @PaulBartonPiano | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
The nickname "Minute" Waltz, was intended to mean "small" in French, in the sense of a "miniature" waltz. It was added by the first publisher, not Chopin. Chopin did not intend this waltz to be played in one minute as is sometimes thought.
Chopin's is said to have got the inspiration for this waltz watching a small dog chase its tail, and named the piece Valse du petit chien, meaning "The Little Dog Waltz"
Free sheet music in the public domain from IMSLP Music Library:
vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/6/64/IMSLP51544-PMLP02373-Chopin_Klavierwerke_Band_1_Peters_9462_Op.64_600dpi_scan.pdf
My Patreon link for those that like to support original online content creation: patreon.com/paulbarton
The nickname "Minute" Waltz, was intended to mean "small" in French, in the sense of a "miniature" waltz. It was added by the first publisher, not Chopin. Chopin did not intend this waltz to be played in one minute as is sometimes thought.
Chopin's is said to have got the inspiration for this waltz watching a small dog chase its tail, and named the piece Valse du petit chien, meaning "The Little Dog Waltz"
Free sheet music in the public domain from IMSLP Music Library:
vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/6/64/IMSLP51544-PMLP02373-Chopin_Klavierwerke_Band_1_Peters_9462_Op.64_600dpi_scan.pdf
My Patreon link for those that like to support original online content creation: patreon.com/paulbarton
