Chopin's Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4 is based on a heroic folk dance from __________. With its __________ meter and a
ccents on the second or third beat, the dance provided a platform for Chopin's artistry. The melody is wide-ranging and often __________, and Chopin makes use of modal harmonies, while the performer employs __________ for expressive purposes.
The science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity.