Funeral March, Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 (Small-Hand Edition)-Frédéric Chopin

A Small-Hand Edition of Frédéric Chopin's Funeral March from Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35.

This is not a simplified or beginner arrangement. The goal is to preserve the original musical character, texture, and difficulty while redesigning selected physical hand-size barriers.

The march's character, its dramatic f and ff passages, and the quiet pp trio are kept. The musical character and texture are preserved while selected hand-size barriers — the stretches beyond a comfortable octave — are redesigned.

• Max required simultaneous reach: one octave

• The 12 chords wider than an octave are played as rolls (4 marked in the score, 8 added by the editor)

• Full piece: 84 bars as printed, 108 bars when every repeat is played

Includes:

• Printable PDF score – 4 pages, A4

• MusicXML

Designed for pianists who can handle the musical and technical demands of the original work, but are limited by selected stretches beyond a comfortable octave.

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