Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat major, Op.9 No.2 - Harmonic and structural analysis

​‪@mr_play_everything_by_ear‬ Frédéric Chopin possessed an extraordinary skill in embellishing melodies to a point that it's hard to tell what a chord is because there are so many nonchord tones in the chord. One example is the third beat of m.2. The chord is not resolved until the fourth beat which is an F minor triad. The chord on the third beat, however, contains so many nonchord tones and on first glance, it's hard to tell what chord that is. This famous work is written in the principle of binary form. Don't be deceived by the written out repetitions. When the sections are laid out, it's A A' B A'' B' A''' plus Coda 1 and Coda 2. This should be simplified to ll: A :ll: B A :ll Coda where the final occurrence of Section A''' rounds up the form. 0:00 Section A 0:28 Section A' 0:55 Section B 1:23 Section A'' 1:49 Section B' 2:18 Section A''' 2:45 Coda 1 3:13 Coda 2