A short piano piece composed by Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska at age 22. It became a global sensation in the late 19th century, particularly popular in salons, though later criticized as emblematic of shallow sentimentalism.
A short piano piece emblematic of mid-19th century bourgeois salon culture. Though dismissed by critics as technically shallow, its melancholic melody achieved unprecedented popularity, with sheet music reprinted across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
