prelude NO.15- Chopin
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- Created on: 13-01-15 14:50
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- Prelude NO.15 in D flat major- Chopin
- Texture
- Mainly melody dominated homophonic
- sustained pedal note remains throughout
- Section B thicker texture
- Rhythm/ metre/ tempo
- metre: 4/4
- Tempo: rubato
- dectuplet (bar 10)
- use of both appoggiaturas and acciacaturas
- dotted rhythms
- Harmony/ tonality
- Chromatic harmony
- modulates to c sharp minor (enharmonic equivalent)
- Key: D flat major
- pedal note constant throughout, either inverted, normal or inner
- Key is clear from first 3 notes, which are from the tonic chord of D flat major
- Background
- Romantic era
- written 1838
- Frederic Chopin -1810-1849
- Forces/instrumentation:
- Piano
- Melody
- Section B- Left hand plays melody, lyrical with longer note values
- Section A: Right hand plays melody- lyrical melody, falling motif
- Section B: stormy, melody in bass part of piano
- Structure
- Section A
- Section B
- Section A
- Codetta
- Ends with a perfect cadence
- A: Rain
- Codetta
- C# Minor
- B: Storm
- Section A
- Section B
- Ternary form: A,B,A
- Section A
- Dynamics/ expression
- Gradual dynamic changes - regular crescendos and diminuendos
- Wider dynamic range in B section
- Dynamics very soft at the end and a rit
- Texture
- Key is clear from first 3 notes, which are from the tonic chord of D flat major
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