Complete the sentence about Mazurka with the correct year: In ______, Maria Szymanowska wrote the largest collection of piano mazurkas published before Chopin.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. 1825

The mazurka is a Polish musical form based on stylised folk dances in triple metre. Chopin wrote the best-known set of piano mazurkas, but in 1825 Maria Szymanowska wrote the largest collection of them published before him. The years 1840 and 1850 come after Chopin's mazurkas had begun appearing, so they cannot be before him.

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