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of the "Berceuse" echos a song that Chopin may have heard in his childhood, "
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373:References
349:Literature
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271:"Berceuse"
208:variations
144:variations
110:Dedication
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60:Other name
1107:Lullabies
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852:Cherubini
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808:Andantino
622:Autograph
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226:Variantes
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968:Ballades
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907:♭
898:♭
889:♭
880:♭
864:♭
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832:♭
778:, Op. 60
773:♯
766:, Op. 57
761:♭
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740:, Op. 43
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102:Composed
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940:Rossini
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717:Ludovic
173:History
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1057:Portal
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