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Prelude No.15 in Dflat
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- 1Prelude No.15 in Dflat ('Raindrop') Chopin (1810 - 1849) Wrote mainly for solo pianos Composed in 1839 Romantic Period = 1820 - 1900Use of Piano - P No.15
Uses middle and lower range of piano, concentrates on legato and singing tone of the piano, wide dynamic range, sustaining pedal to help create the melodies. - 2Structure - P No.15 Ternary Form = A - Dflat major, lyrical melody, quavers in bass clef. B - Csharp minor, melody now in bass clef and quavers in treble clef, ff. A - Dflat major, repeat of A, finishes with coda.Rhythm, Metre and Tempo - P No.15
Metre = C (4/4)
Tempo = 'Sostenuto' - sustained, Rubato (flexible tempo).
Rhythm = Septuplets (bars 4 - 23), dectuplet (bar 79), repeated quavers, dotted rhythms - 3Melody - P No.15 Begins with lyrical melody in right hand, ornamentation, acciaccatura. Section B moves to the bass, narrower range and made up of longer notes. The prelude is mostly made up of four and eight bar phrases.Tonality and Harmony - P No.15
Dflat major, diatonic harmony and chromatic movement. Modulates to enharmonic tonic minor (Csharp minor) in section B. Section A + B finish with imperfect cadences but the coda end with perfect cadence. Dominant pedal used. - 4Texture - P No.15 Except for the 2 bars at the end the piece is homophonic. A = Melody in right hand supported by broken chords. B = Melody in left hand with dominant pedal. More chordal than section A. Coda finishes with a monophonic passage.Dynamics - P No.15
Uses a lot of Crescendos and Diminuendos. There is a wide range of dynamics but no sudden contrasts. Section A is quieter than Section B which climaxes to ff twice.
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