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Mazurkas came in the 19th century as rock and hip-hop came in the 20th century.
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Mazurkas came in the 19th century as rock and hip-hop came in the 20th century.
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There, his renditions of Chopin's "Nocturne in E-flat Major, Opus 9, No. 2" and "Four Mazurkas, Opus 33" evoked a dancing world of tender nostalgia, plumbing emotions that are simply beyond the reach of coarse keyboard poseurs like Mr. Lang.
Why Yundi Li Got Cut 2008
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Chopin Mazurkas, or failing that the complete works of Chico Marx GG's alter ego.
a bit of fun... Jessica 2007
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Mazurkas of Chopin, the Operas of Verdi, and the Sonatas of Mozart — all of whom had combined together on this occasion and produced one immortal work, entitled “Frank.”
No Name 2003
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At first only Polonaises, minuets, and quadrilles were danced, but as the guests became more excited, they ventured upon Mazurkas and Cracoviennes.
Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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I did not dare to raise my eyes, a thousand fancies floated through my brain; I remembered the Cracoviennes, the Mazurkas, the minuets, in which Kochanowski had displayed so much grace; then his graceful appearance on horseback, the French with which he so plentifully sprinkled his conversation, and his never-failing compliments ....
Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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And think of the eleven Polonaises, those courtly dances, the most characteristic and national of his works; the fourteen Valses, beloved of every young piano student the world over; the eighteen Nocturnes, of starry night music; the entrancing Mazurkas, fifty-two in number.
The World's Great Men of Music Brower, Harriette 1922
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Chopin, the young Polish artist, now appeared in Paris, playing his E minor Concerto, his Mazurkas and Nocturnes, revealing new phases of art.
The World's Great Men of Music Brower, Harriette 1922
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Mazurkas in which Chopin is more poignantly fantastic in substance, more wild and whimsical in rhythm, than elsewhere in his music; and indeed, as Pachmann played them, they were strange and lovely gambols of unchristened elves.
Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory Arthur Symons 1905
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