However, while he used the traditional mazurka as his model, he was able to transform his mazurkas into an entirely new genre, one that became known as a "Chopin genre".
Cu toate acestea, în timp ce el a folosit modelul tradițional de mazurcă, el a reușit să-și transforme mazurcile într-un gen complet nou, unul care a devenit cunoscut sub numele de "gen Chopin".