Music AoS1: Prelude No. 15 in Dbmajor 'Raindrop Prelude'

Background:

• Composed 1838, romantic period
• Prelude: brief opening piece, sets a mood, Chopin's stand alone, depict specific idea or emotion
• Raindrops shown by repeating Abs (pedal note) in sectionA, G#s in section B (Eharmonic)
• Opening 3 notes descend
• Section B minor to be storm

Structure:

• Ternary form ABA
• A1- bars1-27 (calm), B- bars28-75 (dark and stormy), A2- bars76-81 (calm), Codetta- bars82-89
• A sections ternary, section B AAB

Tonality and Harmony

• Section A: Dbmajor, opening 3 notes are from triad, harmony is Ab=pedal note, accidentals, modulates…