List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by opus number

60 have cemented a solid place within the repertoire, as well as shorter works like his polonaises, mazurkas, waltzes, impromptus, rondos, and nocturnes taking a substantial portion of recorded and performed music.

28 (a cycle of short pieces paired in a major key/relative minor key pattern following the circle of fifths in clockwise steps).

In addition, he wrote numerous song settings of Polish texts, and chamber pieces including a piano trio and a cello sonata.

Then, at the request of the composer's mother and sisters, Julian Fontana selected 23 other unpublished piano pieces and grouped them into eight opus numbers (Op.

[1] In 1857, the known 17 Polish songs that had been written at various stages throughout Chopin's life were collected and published as Op.