Chopin-Prelude (Raindrop) 0.0 / 5 ? MusicChopinGCSEAll boards Created by: ameliahiltonCreated on: 01-02-16 19:05 When was it composed? 1835-39 1 of 26 What nationality was Chopin? Polish 2 of 26 Did Chopin name the piece? No 3 of 26 What group of pieces is 'Raindrop' from? It is the 12th of 24 preludes, each in the 12 major and 12 minor keys 4 of 26 Which period of music is this from? The Romantic period (1780-1910) 5 of 26 What are the features of the Romantic period? Expressive,Emotive pieces, Longer pieces, Modulation between keys, Rich chromatic and dissonant harmonies, use of crescendos and diminuendos 6 of 26 What range of the piano does Chopin use? The middle/lower range 7 of 26 What is the dynamic range? pp-ff 8 of 26 What is the metre? 4/4 9 of 26 What is the structure? Ternary (ABA'), B is very long, and A' is much shorter/is a Codetta 10 of 26 What is the tonality of the piece? Section-Db major, Section B is C# minor-the enharmonic tonic minor of Db major 11 of 26 What does enharmonic mean? A note of the same position on the piano/same sound but with a different name 12 of 26 Which hand is the melody played by in A? By the right hand (treble clef) with a Ab pedal note, with a broken chordal accompaniment, using quavers 13 of 26 Which hand is the melody played by in B? By the left hand (Bass clef) with an INVERTED G# pedal note, with a crotchet-based chordal accompaniment 14 of 26 The melody is 'Cantabile', what does it mean? In a singing style 15 of 26 Name some features of the melody Uses a falling motif, periodic phrases, ornaments, lyrical/legato 16 of 26 What are septuplets and dectuplets septuplet-group of 7 notes (used in bars 4 and 23), dectuplet- group of 10 17 of 26 What interval is the melody harmonised in? in 6ths 18 of 26 What is the Rhythm of the piece? It uses Rubato (freedom of time), Augmented rhythms , with longer note values in section B 19 of 26 Are the harmonies Diatonic or Chromatic? Mostly Diatonic, with some chromatic harmonies 20 of 26 How do the dynamics change throughout the piece? A section is soft, B section starts sotto voce,then crescendos to FF, The piece is Smorzando at the end and ends pp 21 of 26 What is the texture? Homophonic melody and accompaniment in A and B, BUT monophonic in Codetta 22 of 26 Which piano pedal is used to create the legato tone? The sustain pedal 23 of 26 What cadence do sections A and B end in? imperfect 24 of 26 What cadence does the Codetta end in ? perfect 25 of 26 Which other keys does the music modulate to? Unrelated and related keys, Ab major, Ab minor, Bb minor, G# major 26 of 26
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