Brahms Waltz Op. 39, No. 15

This Brahms waltz is the right answer in our quiz. It’s also one of the composer’s most beloved melodies. The gently rolling left hand chords and the composer’s descriptive marking of dolce (sweet or sweetly) set the tone for this well-balanced and charming composition.

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Chopin’s Op. 33, No. 4 Mazurka, with its amazing B minor melody, takes a back seat to no other in terms of its beauty and charm.

Schumann’s Op. 118c sonata also contains a lovely melody in its second movement. This andante movement, written in 9/8 (compound) time, states the melody simply for the first eight measures. The next eight bars incorporate sixteenth notes and a more complex treatment of melodic material in both the left and the right hand. The entire movement is quite short in length.

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