Chopin: Prelude No.15 in Db 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? MusicChopinGCSEEdexcel Created by: Milly CarterCreated on: 11-12-12 21:21 Strcture-tenary form. Section A Lyrical melody accompained by quavers in bass. section also ahs its own ABA structure. Is in Db major. Section B Melody in bass and quavers above. Major to minor (C# minor) Has a couple of ff sections. Section A Return to opening melody and key. Shorter and finishes with a coda. 1 of 7 Rhythm,metre and tempo 4/4 time. septuplet in bars 4 and 23: seven notes of an equal lenght in one beat. dectuplet in bar 74: same as above but with 10 notes in one beat. Rubato is used: notes played longer or shorter than written, creates a flexible tempo. Repeated quavers throughout the peice. Melody begins with a dotted rhythm, this repeated thorghout section A making it feel lighter than section B. 2 of 7 Melody Prelude begins with a lyrical melody in the right hand . It is decorated with ornaments, eg acciaccatura(bar 4) and a turn (bar 11). Melody features dotted rhythms and chromatacism. Section B melody move to bass. Narrower range and mostly made up of longer notes ( crochets and minims). Mostly made up of four or eight bar phrases. 3 of 7 Tonality and harmony. The prelude is in Db major. Harmony is mainly diatonic with occasional chromaticism. Modulations from Db major to C# minor. Return to origimal key for repeat of section A. Section A and B both end with imperfect cadences. Prelude ends with a perfect cadence. Dominant Pedal heard thoughout. Ab in section A andG#s in section B. 4 of 7 Texture Section A Meoldy in right hand Supported by broken chords in the left hand Section B Melody passes in to the left hand Repeated quavers ( pedal in right hand) Pedal is inverted and doubled in octaves when the music bulids up. Texture more chordal than section A. Section A back to opening texture Short monophonic texture in the coda. APART FROM CODA TEXTURE IS HOMOPHONIC. 5 of 7 Dynamics Lots of cresendos and dimnuendos used. Wide range of dynamics but no sudden constrasts. Section A is quieter than section B which has two ffs. 6 of 7 Use of the piano Most of the prelude uses middle and lower ranges of the piano. Is not virtuoso like most of Chopin's others peices. Exploits wide dynamic range. Sustaning pedal used for resonance to create legato melodies. 7 of 7
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