Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1
The first of Chopin's Op. 9 nocturnes, dedicated to Marie Pleyel, sets a long, elastic melody over a wide-spanning left hand — a template for the Romantic nocturne.
The opening, in notation
The first bars of Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1, rendered from a public-domain score. As a public-domain work, you're free to play, arrange and share it — or transcribe your own recording below.
Playing Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1
The rubato and the elaborate right-hand ornamentation are the challenge. The singing melodic line is a natural fit for transcription as a single voice.
How to get Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1 sheet music
LoveMyScore transcribes audio into notation, so you can turn a recording — or your own performance — of Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1 into a playable score. Choose piano and you get sheet music plus MIDI and MusicXML you can edit in any notation app or DAW. As a public-domain work, you're free to arrange and share it.