Ballade No.

3 in A-Flat Major
Frédérick Chopin

             
       
              
    
Allegretto

   
            
           
 
     


        


    
                  
      


7

  
         
                        
  

         
      
 

   
                                    
 
8

               
12

   
           
             
                
 


     
  
      
                       

                             
                
17


   
        
 
           
     
 
 


      


  
poco cresc.


dim.

    

           ten.      
             
                              
           

22

      dim.        
   
                  
            


  
   
 
           
 
           
     
 
     
           
           
27

        
                       
       
             


    
dimin.


cresc.

       

   
                    
                  
            
       


        
32


          
    
               


   
 
 


         
 
        
        
    
36


                       
         
    
     
   
    
    
         
     
                  
       
       
   
42


   

         
                       


              
cresc.



  
              

  
                              

48

 mezza voce    
        
          
 
  

         
        


2
      
           

      
                              



56


                        
         
           
 
 

        
           
                         
           

61

  
                     
  
                       
cresc. 

 



             
       
             
         
  
66


        
            
             
           


             


  
                 
 
            
    
71


            
            
                       
ten.

    


 

          
 
 
   

 


 

   
             

 
 

76


        
    
                
   
 

    
  
    

crescendo

3
 
                     
     
 
      
                   

     
81

       
                     
            
   


         



       
  
              
             
                    
    
         
86


   
         


                            
       


  
     
      
                               

                       
ten.

       
91


           
   
    
             
          

 
         
            
   
 ten.
          
      


    
96

  
           
 
       
   
 
  

       
         
     


       
             

    
               
 
101

   
 
      
       
 
           

  
 

4
     
                 
 
     
                           

 
 
106

   
        
              
     
     
         
 

        
         
              
         
   
  
       
 
 
111 rit. ten.


                
                  
         
dim.

 

         
              
      
   





   

116

 
    
                
  
             
 


 

    
          
               
  
  


120


  
       
 
                  
 


     









                 
      
  
      
   
      
 
124

  
 
  
  
 

          
  
       
   

5
                
                    
       
128

   
 
         

     
   
  

                  
                         


 
131

        
    
                
cresc.

     

    
         
               

 
     
135

  
          
                 
          


         
        
                    
      



139

       

  
 
 
    
      
    

     


   
                           

   
143

        
                       


 

   
    

6
     
           
   
                 
           
148

 
                             
           
  

                          
                       

153 rit. a tempo

   
 

                            
           
          
mezza voce

   legato

    
         
          
     
158

  
                 
                      


        
                
                   
  
161

      
    
               
           
        
        

       
                                 
         
165

  
     




 
        



   
   
    
cresc.

   

7
        

                                 
        
169

                   

         
      
molto cresc.

    
 
     
 
                               
  


         
173

           
      
                    


             


 
  
                           
  
    
    
       
177


          
        
 
        

   

       




      
                                   
               
180 


             

            
  
      
 


      
              
       
   
183

    
  

             
 

                           


8
   
            
          
 
          

 
187





         
                   
                   

     
              
          
191

               
                
        

   
      
          
 


      



   
         
 
194

     
               
                       
dimin.

  

   
     
 
 

       


         
198




                    
                
    

   
       

    
  
            
              
201

 
          
          
                 

9
     
           
              
                 
 

   
204

 
                  

                              

 
           
      
  




   
208


                 
 
       


              
                         
                       
 
210

   
                       
          

   

       
      
   
            
      


     
213


       
                 
  
           


       

         
               
   
            
216 

   
             
          
  


 
 

10
  
          
                      
                   

              
219

  
         
              
             
   
 

    
                 
  
   
  
     


  
          
       
 
allargando
223 

 
               
      





        
  

           
     
            
        





         
                     
stretto


226

                         

                        
 


cresc.

  


 poco rit.
 Più
     
               
   
 
mosso.



230


         
       
           
 


    
 
 
        
         
             
  

233


   
             
  

     


       



  

11
            
             
      


    
237

 
              
 
      
  


12