Frédéric Chopin

Incipits of lost works

Whilst many of Chopin’s works are lost, the incipits for some of these lost works are known. Unless stated otherwise, all incipits given here are unchanged, unabbreviated re-engravings from the original sources.

1. Andante dolente in B-flat minor, KK Vb/1
2. Valse in C major, KK Vb/3
3. Valse in A-flat major, KK Vb/4
4. Valse in A-flat major, KK Vb/5
5. Valse in D minor, KK Vb/6
6. Valse in E-flat major, KK Vb/7
7. Valse in C major, KK Vb/8
8. Écossaise in B-flat major, KK Vb/9
9. Écossaise in E-flat major, KK Ve/3
10. Mazurka in B-flat minor, KK Anh. Ib/1

1. Andante dolente in B-flat minor, KK Vb/1

This incipit is found in the catalogue of Chopin’s works compiled by his sister, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz. The piece is dated in the catalogue to 1827.

2. Valse in C major, KK Vb/3

This incipit is found in the catalogue of Chopin’s works compiled by his sister, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz. The piece is dated in the catalogue to 1826.

3. Valse in A-flat major, KK Vb/4

This incipit is found in the catalogue of Chopin’s works compiled by his sister, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz. The piece is dated in the catalogue to 1827.

4. Valse in A-flat major, KK Vb/5

This incipit is found in the catalogue of Chopin’s works compiled by his sister, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz. The piece is dated in the catalogue to both 1829 and 1830.

5. Valse in D minor, KK Vb/6

This incipit is found in the catalogue of Chopin’s works compiled by his sister, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz. The piece is dated in the catalogue to 1828.

6. Valse in E-flat major, KK Vb/7

This incipit is found in the catalogue of Chopin’s works compiled by his sister, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz. The piece is dated in the catalogue to both 1829 and 1830.

7. Valse in C major, KK Vb/8

This incipit is found in the catalogue of Chopin’s works compiled by his sister, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz. The piece was first dated in the catalogue to 1831; this was later crossed out and replaced with 1824.

8. Écossaise in B-flat major, KK Vb/9

This incipit is found in the catalogue of Chopin’s works compiled by his sister, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz. The piece is dated in the catalogue to 1827.

9. Écossaise in E-flat major, KK Ve/3

This incipit is found in a letter by Oskar Kolberg. The version given here is a re-engraving of the one given in the catalogue of Krystyna Kobylańska (Frédéric Chopin: Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis; Henle, 1979).

10. Mazurka in B-flat minor, KK Anh. Ib/1

This incipit is from a piece found in an album by Walerian Stopnicki; no more than the incipit has ever been published. According to the catalogue of Krystyna Kobylańska (Frédéric Chopin: Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis; Henle, 1979), the album is held in the private collection of Jan Tomasz Stopnicki in Warsaw.