Romantic-Era Classical

Solo piano grand valse, salon sparkle, Chopin idiom, Singing RH with turns/neighbor tones; LH oom-pah-pah, Key A♭; Trio in D♭ via C♯°7 pivot, Form A–A’–Trio–A’’ with brisk codetta, Harmony: applied dominants, tonicizations, tasteful Neapolitan in Trio, circle-of-fifths links, Allegretto ≈ 120–132; rubato with LH pulse firm, Articulation pearly legato, occasional staccatissimo flicks; dynamic arches, Texture: light cross-rhythm (2:3), scale runs into cadences, Recording: warm salon, Avoid: tango/ragtime, pop progressions, percussion, synths, ‑No tango/salsa rhythms, ‑no ragtime syncopation, ‑no modern pop progressions, ‑no percussion, ‑no layered synths

Solo piano grand valse, salon sparkle, Chopin idiom, Singing RH with turns/neighbor tones; LH oom-pah-pah, Key A♭; Trio in D♭ via C♯°7 pivot, Form A–A’–Trio–A’’ with brisk codetta, Harmony: applied dominants, tonicizations, tasteful Neapolitan in Trio, circle-of-fifths links, Allegretto ≈ 120–132; rubato with LH pulse firm, Articulation pearly legato, occasional staccatissimo flicks; dynamic arches, Texture: light cross-rhythm (2:3), scale runs into cadences, Recording: warm salon, Avoid: tango/ragtime, pop progressions, percussion, synths, ‑No tango/salsa rhythms, ‑no ragtime syncopation, ‑no modern pop progressions, ‑no percussion, ‑no layered synths

Chopin-style Romantic piano nocturne with chamber strings (Vln I/II, Vla, Vc, Cb) and solo winds (Fl, Cl) as brief color replies, D-flat major, ABA’ (B in B♭ minor), Piano leads with cantabile appoggiaturas; strings underlay soft divisi chords and gentle suspensions; Vln I occasionally doubles the melody dolce; Cl offers low-register answers, Harmony: secondary dominants, Neapolitan tint, +6 → V, Tempo Andante ≈66–72, expressive rubato (orch follows), Dynamics p–f with one ff crest; half/flutter pedal, No pads, no heavy brass, no percussion, Recording: intimate salon, warm, natural

5 minutes long, Solo piano nocturne, high-Romantic Chopin style, Cantabile RH with sighing appoggiaturas; LH broken-chord cradle, Key D♭; brief tonicizations to B and A via enharmonic pivots, Form ABA’: B in B♭ minor, darker chromatic swirl; A’ ornamented reprise, Harmony: secondary dominants, Neapolitan tint, modal mixture (♭VI/♭VII), occasional Italian+6 → V, Tempo Andante ≈ 66–72, rubato (LH steady, RH flexible), Dynamics p–f with a single ff crest; hairpins, Texture adds inner-voice murmurs, filigree before dolcissimo cadence, Pedal half/flutter; clarity first, Recording: intimate salon, Avoid: jazz, drums, pads, film-score wash, ‑No jazz voicings, ‑no swing, ‑no film-score pads, ‑no drums or bass, ‑no string backings, ‑no pop hooks, ‑no atonality, ‑no heavy reverb tails; strictly 19th-century pianism

Chopin-style Romantic piano nocturne with chamber strings (Vln I/II, Vla, Vc, Cb) and solo winds (Fl, Cl) as brief color replies, D-flat major, ABA’ (B in B♭ minor), Piano leads with cantabile appoggiaturas; strings underlay soft divisi chords and gentle suspensions; Vln I occasionally doubles the melody dolce; Cl offers low-register answers, Harmony: secondary dominants, Neapolitan tint, +6 → V, Tempo Andante ≈66–72, expressive rubato (orch follows), Dynamics p–f with one ff crest; half/flutter pedal, No pads, no heavy brass, no percussion, Recording: intimate salon, warm, natural

Piano + strings with light winds (Cl, Bsn; Horns ad lib, ) in Chopin-style mazurka, C♯ minor, ABA; accents on beat 2, Strings pizzicato support in A, drones/open-fifths in B; Clarinet doubles folk-tinged motifs; Bassoon shadows bass leaps, Harmony: modal mixture with Picardy hint, Neapolitan (D), +6 → V, Moderato ≈96–108, flexible cadences, Dynamics mp–f; brief con forza swell before quiet coda, No waltz lilt, no percussion beyond strings’ pizz, Recording: close, woody

Piano + strings with light winds (Cl, Bsn; Horns ad lib, ) in Chopin-style mazurka, C♯ minor, ABA; accents on beat 2, Strings pizzicato support in A, drones/open-fifths in B; Clarinet doubles folk-tinged motifs; Bassoon shadows bass leaps, Harmony: modal mixture with Picardy hint, Neapolitan (D), +6 → V, Moderato ≈96–108, flexible cadences, Dynamics mp–f; brief con forza swell before quiet coda, No waltz lilt, no percussion beyond strings’ pizz, Recording: close, woody

Romantic piano with chamber orchestra (strings, Fl, Cl, Bsn, 2 Horns, Timpani very sparing, optional Harp), Chopin-voiced ballade miniature in G minor: Intro–Theme–Development–Climax–Epilogue, Motto: three-note sigh, evolves across episodes; orchestra introduces a soft motto in strings, winds reply in chorale, Harmony rich but period-true (applied dominants, enharmonic turns, +6 → V, occasional deceptive cadences), Andante appassionato ≈72–80; rubato—orch shadows piano ritardandi, One restrained tutti near climax; timpani pianissimo roll into dominant only, No modern trailer tropes, Recording: small hall

Piano + small salon orchestra (strings, Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn, 2 Horns, optional Harp) in Chopin-esque waltz, A♭ major; Trio in D♭, Form A–A’–Trio–A’’ with sparkling codetta, Piano RH sings; LH oom-pah-pah, Strings carry the waltz lift (Vla off-beats), Celli/Bass in light bass steps; Fl/Cl double melody at phrase peaks; Horns add mf warmth, no fanfares, Harmony with applied dominants, tasteful Neapolitan in Trio, Allegretto ≈120–132, rubato with LH pulse steady, No tango/ragtime, no cymbals, no synths, Recording: salon hall