Chopin

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

19th century
Romanticism
Prelude No. 15 in Db major

Question 2

Melody

Answer 2

Cantabile melody lines
Elegant melody
Falling motifs
Periodic phrases
Melody starts in left hand then moves to right hand
Rubato
Ornaments

Question 3

Dynamics

Answer 3

pp - ff
Lots of crescendos and diminuendos
Starts softly
A section quiet throughout
B section is louder
Ends very quietly

Question 4

Texture

Answer 4

Homophonic
Left hand repeats dominant pedal which is Ab
Then right hand plays inverted dominant pedal - G#
Monophonic in codetta

Question 5

Structure

Answer 5

Ternary form
ABA structure
Coda at end

Question 6

Tonality and Harmony

Answer 6

Section A in Db
Section B in C# minor
Enharmonic relationship
Diatonic 
Some chromatic notes
Pedal note Ab and G#