Music History Ballade No. 1 in G Minor
{"Image DocumentName": "Music History Ballade No. 1 in G Minor", "Image ImageDescription": "Ballade: Associated with French poetry, as a music form. Sometimes called Chopin\u2019s greatest musical composition. First version written in 1831, during early years in Vienna. Final version not finished until 1835 or Reflection of Chopin s loneliness and longing for family. Inspired by the poem, Konrad Wallerod. Different structure than other ballads. Frederic Chopin, one of the creates masters of the Romantic Era, composed Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23. It is assumed Chopin was the leading composer to use ballades, a type of composition associated with French poetry, as a music form. Frederic Chopin is credited with creating this music genre. Chopin s ballades each have a unique form and tells a story. He believed that music should tell a story. Ballade No. 1 is sometimes called Chopin s greatest musical compositions. The first version of this ballade was written in 1831, during his early years in Vienna. Frederic Chopin did not finish the final version until late 1835 or early Chopin did not give explanation for the delay in finishing the ballade. It is assumed that he may have laid it aside because he did not like the first version and preferred to work own other compositions, or that he kept rewriting it until he got to the final version that he approved of. Ballade No. 1 was a reflection of Chopin s loneliness in a city far away from his family and his home, where a war was happening against the Russian Empire s oppression. According to some literary sources, Ballade No. 1 was inspired by the poem Konrad Wallerod, which was written by Adam Mickiewicz, a Polish poet. Konrad Wallerod describes a battle between Lituanian pagans and Christian knights. Frederic Chopin composed a total of four Ballades. Of the four, Ballad No. 1 conveys a more narrative nature than the other three. The theme of Ballad no. one is anguished . Ballade No. 1 is structured differently than Chopin s other three ballades. A key difference is the time signature of Ballad No. 1. His other Ballades are written in strict compound duple time, while Ballad No. 1 deviates from this form. This piece begins with an introduction that transitions into the first theme. There are two themes in this piece and both themes return in different keys throughout the piece. Frederic Chopin s Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 is a beautiful piece of music and you can almost feel the emotion and the story while listening to it.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}