Chopin- Prelude No.15 in D flat Major 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? MusicChopinGCSEEdexcel Created by: SarahCreated on: 15-04-13 15:18 What style of music did Chopin write? Romantic 1 of 17 When and where was Chopin born? Poland, 1810 2 of 17 What form is the Raindrop Prelude in? Ternary form 3 of 17 Which bars are the coda in? 81-89 4 of 17 Section B is in the tonic minor of D flat major; what key is this? C sharp minor 5 of 17 Why is the piece called the Raindrop Prelude? Because of the repeated quaver A flat 6 of 17 What instruction on the piece tells us that the tempo should be slow and held back? Sostenuto 7 of 17 Why is the pedal used a lot? To sustain the notes 8 of 17 The first melodic phrase is marked p (piano); what does this mean? Quiet 9 of 17 What is special about the melody in bar 3? It's harmonised in 6ths 10 of 17 What key, other than D flat major does the Prelude go through in section A? B flat minor 11 of 17 How are the raindrop notes in Section B the same as they were in Section A? They are quavers 12 of 17 How does Chopin build the texture in Section B? He doubles up the raindrop notes 13 of 17 How do the dynamics in Section B contrast with Section A? They change a lot more and there are more accents 14 of 17 In which bars do the repeated G sharps form an inverted pedal? 64-67 15 of 17 In the third section of the piece, which section that has already been heard is repeated? Section A 16 of 17 How does the tempo change at the end of the piece? It slows down 17 of 17
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