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When listening to Chopin Mazurkas yesterday, I noticed that Opus 30
includes one in D-flat minor and one in C-sharp minor. But on a piano
these are the same key, right? Why the distinction? What did Chopin
have in mind? Thanks.
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He wanted to provide a fair and balanced view of the music.
Political correctness.
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Richard Kaplan
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Op. 30/3 is in D-flat major, not minor, although it does involve a lot of modal mixing. The key of D-flat minor would have eight flats, an impossibility in Chopin's day.
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Thanks, that makes sense. I was playing a recording using Windows Media
Player, which identifies the kay as minor. But it certainly starts out
as major - it's one of the great ones, I think.
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