Mazurkas, Op. 7 (Chopin)

The piece is in Rondo form and includes a lively main theme characterized by an upward rise and then downard jumps of ninth intervals.

The main theme returns for a final time and the piece ends on a B-flat major chord marked forte.

Despite the Vivo, ma non troppo marking, the mazurka has a slow tempo with a very delicate and melancholy main theme.

Its gentle sadness is reflective of Chopin's longing for his family and homeland, from which he was exiled around the same time as this piece's composition.

After a few bars of introduction, the main theme appears, characterized by a colorful Slavic melody and sharp rhythms and accents.

The main theme is reprised, this time in a slightly modified form, and the piece ends quietly, marked pianissimo.

Set in A-flat major and marked Presto, ma non troppo, it features a very playful recurring main theme followed by a more lyrical episode in parallel key of F minor.

First few bars of Mazurka, Op. 7 No. 1
First few bars of Mazurka, Op. 7 No. 2
First few bars of Mazurka, Op. 7 No. 3
First few bars of Mazurka, Op. 7 No. 4