Chopin Prelude 15

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  • Created on: 04-01-13 17:16
Chopin Full Name
Frédéric Chopin
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The Pieces Nickname
Raindrop
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Chopin Was A...
Virtuoso Pianist
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Musical Period
Romantic Period (1825-1900)
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Composed
1835-1838
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A prelude is
is a short piece of music/brief opening. sets the mood of the piece and written for a solo instrument.
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Structure?
Tenary Form (A,B,A)
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Time Siganture
4/4 or C
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Rhythm
Rubarto. Dotted Rhythm at start and septuplet
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Tempo
no tempo marking.
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smorzando
dying away
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rubato
speeds up or slows down very slightly to make it more expressive
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sostenuto
sustained note
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Section A
melody in right hand. falling motif represents sadness
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Section B
key is C# minor(tonic minor) melody in left hand (bass of piano)dark stormy mood
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Section A(2ndtime)
key Dbmajor. smorzando(dying away)
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Codetta
Db major ends in pp dynamics and perfect cadence
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Instrumentation
solo piano
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pedal note
one note being repeated throughout the piece
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acciaccatura
crushed note
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cantabile
the melody is played so that it 'sings out' on the piano an d uses a smooth sound(legato)
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dynamics section a
pp pianonissmo
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dynamics section b
ff/f fortissmo-forte
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The Pieces Nickname

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Raindrop

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Chopin Was A...

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Musical Period

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Composed

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A nice comprehensive set of flash cards to make sure you can remember a wide variety of knowledge on Chopin's Prelude. Use after a long revision session to see how much you can remember. 

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