Mazurkas, Op. 59 (Chopin)

This highly chromatic Mazurka conveys a warm and comforting portrait, and concludes with an ascending melody.

The trio section of the piece is very similar to the main theme, providing little contrast.

[2] The piece concludes with an interesting coda, full of accidentals and chromatic harmonies and finishing on a tonic chord, repeated 4 times.

The piece begins with a memorable and powerful melody, the second theme is somewhat more joyful than the first.

[1] An autograph manuscript housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York contains a complete draft of this Mazurka written in the key of G minor, dedicated to Ferdinand Hiller.