Composer
Frederic Chopin
1810–1849
3,492 works in the index
- Born
- 1810
- Died
- 1849
- Birthplace
- Żelazowa Wola
- Citizenship / historical state
- Congress Poland
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Chopin wrote almost exclusively for the piano, and the catalogue is correspondingly deep: nocturnes, waltzes, mazurkas, polonaises, études, ballades, scherzos and two concerti. Nothing here is truly easy, but the range within it is wide.
The realistic starting points are the simpler waltzes and mazurkas, and the Op. 9 No. 2 nocturne. The Études, despite the name, are concert works of extreme difficulty rather than teaching material. The ballades and scherzos are late-stage repertoire.
Editions are a genuine problem with Chopin specifically. He published in France, Germany and England simultaneously and the three differ, and pupils' annotated copies add further readings — there is no single authoritative text. Modern urtext editions choose between the sources and document the choice; older editions simply picked, silently. If a passage you are learning does not match a recording, the edition is often the reason.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, harpsichord, Guitar, Flute, Cello
- Genres represented
- Classical, Jazz, Pop, Children, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 214 of 3,492
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 1 of 73
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nocturne no. 11 in G minor, op. 37 no. 1: Andante sostenuto | 1837IMSLP | op. 37 no. 1 | G minor | Piano, Organ, Guitar, harpsichord, violin, Harmonica, Viola | Classical, Pop | 295 |
| Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo | — | op. 10 no. 3 | E major | Piano, Harmonica | Classical, Pop | 218 |
| Prélude in D-flat major, op. 28 no. 15 "Raindrop": Sostenuto | 1838-39IMSLP | op. 28 no. 15 | D-flat major | Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Saxophone, Viola | Jazz, Classical, Pop | 230 |
| Nocturne no. 21 in C minor, Op. posth. 2 no. 8, BI 108 | 1829-32IMSLP | — | C minor | Piano, Cello, violin, Harmonica | Classical | 149 |
| Prélude in A major, op. 28 no. 7: Andantino | 1834IMSLP | op. 28 no. 7 | A major | Piano, Clarinet | Classical, Pop | 96 |
| Nocturne no. 19 in E minor, op. 72 no. 1: Andante | — | op. 72 no. 1 | E minor | Piano, Organ, Guitar, Flute, Voice, Vocal, Clarinet | Classical, Pop | 108 |
| Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 "Minute Waltz" | 1846–47IMSLP | op. 64 no. 1 | D-flat major | Piano, harpsichord, Flute, violin, Trumpet, Mandolin | Classical, Pop | 88 |
| 1. (C major, Agitato) | 1833IMSLP | — | — | Piano | Classical | 68 |
| Fantaisie-impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 66 | 1834–35Wikidata | op. 66 | C-sharp minor | Piano, Cello, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Marimba | Classical | 93 |
| Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35: II. Scherzo | 1833Wikidata | op. 35 | B-flat minor | Piano | Classical | 75 |
| Mazurkas, op. 6 | 1831-33Wikidata | op. 6 | — | Piano, harpsichord | — | 30 |
| Nocturne no. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. 1 no. 16, BI 49 "Reminiscence" | — | — | C-sharp minor | Piano | Classical | 46 |
| Mazurka No. 45 in A Minor, Op. 67, No. 4 | 1839-41IMSLP | Op. 67, No. 4 | A minor | Piano | Classical | 43 |
| Waltz no. 19 in A minor, B. 150 | 1847-49 ca.IMSLP | — | A minor | Piano | Classical, Children, Christmas | 36 |
| Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 "Military" | 1838 (No.1) 1839 (No.2)IMSLP | op. 40 no. 1 | A major | Piano | Classical | 49 |
| Chopin: Fifty | — | — | — | Piano | — | 56 |
| Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23 | 1831Wikidata | op. 23 | G minor | Piano | Classical | 41 |
| Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2 | 1849Wikidata | Op. 67, No. 2 | G minor | Piano, Organ | Classical | 27 |
| Chopin: Twenty | — | — | — | Piano | — | 52 |
| Chopin: Mazurkas op. 63 | — | op. 63 | — | Piano, harpsichord | — | 11 |
| Polonaise Op. 26 No. 1 | — | Op. 26 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 22 |
| Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53 "Heroique" | 1838 (No.1) 1839 (No.2)Wikidata | op. 53 | A-flat major | Piano, Organ | Classical | 26 |
| 5. Valse | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Saxophone | Classical | 31 |
| Prélude in B minor, op. 28 no. 6: Lento assai | — | op. 28 no. 6 | B minor | Piano, Organ | Classical, Pop | 41 |
| Waltz no. 12 in F minor, op. 70 no. 2 | 1833Wikidata | op. 70 no. 2 | F minor | Piano | Classical | 34 |
| Chopin: Nineteen Nocturnes (Ed. Franz Liszt) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 38 |
| Waltz Op. 34 No. 2 | — | Op. 34 No. 2 | — | Piano, Guitar, Flute, Voice, Vocal | Classical | 29 |
| Mazurka Op. 33 No. 3 | 1837-38IMSLP | Op. 33 No. 3 | — | Piano, Guitar, Flute, Recorder | Classical | 25 |
| Prélude in A minor, op. 28 no. 2: Lento | — | op. 28 no. 2 | A minor | Piano, Guitar, Mandolin | Classical | 21 |
| Mazurka in C major, B. 82, KK. 1225-1226 | 1833 (poss.1825)IMSLP | — | C major | Piano, Flute, violin | Classical, Children, Broadway | 32 |
| Waltz Op. 34 No. 1 | — | Op. 34 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 15 |
| 6 Chants polonais, S. 480: 2. Frühling | 1840IMSLP | S. 480 | — | Piano | Classical | 34 |
| Waltzes (posthumous) | 1830 ca.IMSLP | — | — | Piano | Classical | 22 |
| Mazurka Op. 33 No. 1 | 1837-38IMSLP | Op. 33 No. 1 | — | Piano, Guitar, Flute, violin | Classical | 21 |
| Waltz in A Flat Major | 1827IMSLP | — | A-Flat major | Piano | Classical | 18 |
| Waltz Op.42 | 1840Wikidata | Op.42 | — | Piano, Guitar, violin, Accordion | Classical | 15 |
| Chopin: Preludes (Ed. Eduard Mertke) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 25 |
| Chopin: Album I (Ed. Hermann Scholtz) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 25 |
| Mazurka in A-flat major, B. 85, KK. 1227-1228 "Szymanowska" | — | — | A-flat major | Piano | Classical | 12 |
| Mazurka Op. 33 No. 4 | 1837-38IMSLP | Op. 33 No. 4 | — | Piano, Guitar | Classical | 21 |
| Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 "Revolutionary": Allegro con fuoco | — | op. 10 no. 12 | C minor | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 20 |
| Sonata No. 2 in Bb Minor, Op. 35 | 1839Wikidata | Op. 35 | B-flat minor | Piano | Classical, Religious | 22 |
| "Mazurka in F, Op.68 No.3" | 1826-49IMSLP | Op.68 No.3 | — | Piano | — | 23 |
| Mazurka Op. 67, No. 2 (Easy) | — | Op. 67, No. 2 | — | Piano, Guitar, violin | Classical | 14 |
| Polonaise in G Minor, Op. Posth | 1817IMSLP | — | G minor | Piano | Classical | 21 |
| Mazurka No. 48 in F Major, Op. 68, No. 3 | — | Op. 68, No. 3 | F major | Piano, Organ | Classical | 13 |
| Prélude in E minor, op. 28 no. 4: Largo | — | op. 28 no. 4 | E minor | Piano, Guitar | Classical | 18 |
| Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57 | 1843–44IMSLP | op. 57 | D-flat major | Piano | Classical, Pop | 24 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 71319254. Portrait: Louis-Auguste Bisson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.