Polonaises, Op. posth. (Chopin)

The Polonaises Op. posth[umous] include Frédéric Chopin's polonaises that were unpublished during his life.

The composer's first works were composed when he was seven years old; his father Nicolas Chopin published these works on behalf of his son. The Polonaises in G minor and B-flat major are among these posthumous pieces.

KK IIa No. 1: Polonaise in G minor (1817)
KK IVa:
- No. 1: Polonaise in B-flat major (1817)
- No. 2: Polonaise in A-flat major (1821; dedicated to his teacher Wojciech Żywny)
- No. 3: Polonaise in G-sharp minor (1822)
- No. 5: Polonaise in B-flat minor "Adieu à Guillaume Kolberg" (1826)
  - This polonaise quotes the tenor cavatina "Vieni fra queste braccia" from Rossini's opera La gazza ladra, which Chopin and Kolberg had seen together
- No. 8: Polonaise in G-flat major (1829).

Polonaises by Frédéric Chopin

Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3 Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22 2 Polonaises, Op. 26 2 Polonaises, Op. 40 (Military) Polonaise, Op. 44 (Tragic) Polonaise, Op. 53 (Heroic) Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 3 Polonaises, Op. posth. 71 Posthumous polonaises without opus numbers

Études Mazurkas Nocturnes Polonaises Waltzes List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by genre List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by opus number

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Polonaises, Op. posth. (Chopin)

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