Minute Waltz
The Waltz in D flat major, opus 64, No. 1, popularly known as the Minute Waltz is a waltz for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin.
Despite its nickname, a typical performance of the work will last around one and a half to two minutes. Could it be that the word "minute" here is an adjective, meaning "small" or "trivial"? This waltz, though brilliant, is not grand, and it is not long, and it is more playful than many of the other waltzes. Camille Bourniquel, one of Chopin's biographers, reminds the reader that Chopin, with this waltz, was trying to depict a dog chasing its tail.
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