Chopin Nocturne op. 9 No. 2

Nocturne in Eflat major, Op. 9, No. 2 Chopin composed his popular Nocturne in Eflat major, Op. 9, No. 2 when he was about twenty. This popular nocturne is in rounded binary form (A, A, B, A, B, A) with coda, C. The A and B sections become increasingly ornamented with each recurrence. The penultimate bar utilizes considerable rhythmic freedom, indicated by the instruction, senza tempo (without tempo). Nocturne in Eflat major opens with a legato melody, mostly played piano, containing graceful upward lea br, br,