Chopin - Prelude No.15

Question 1

BACKGROUND

Answer 1

BORN 1810
GIVEN THE NICKNAME RAINDROP PRELUDE
INFLUENCED BY BACH 24 PRELUDES AND FUGUES

Question 2

STRUCTURE

Answer 2

TERNARY FORM
SHORT CODETTA/CODA AT THE END
DISPROPORTIONAY LONG B SECTION

Question 3

MELODY

Answer 3

CANTABILE MELODY LINES
FALLING MOTIF IN THE A SECTION
USE OF RUBATO

Question 4

HARMONY & TONALITY

Answer 4

SECTION A IS IN Db MAJOR
SECTION B IS IN C #MINOR
ENHARMONIC RELATIONSHIP
SUSPENSIONS IN B SECTION

Question 5

INSTRUMENTATION

Answer 5

PIANO ONLY
LOTS OF PEDAL USE
LOWER RANGE OF PIANO USED IN B SECTION

Question 6

RHYTHM/METRE/TEMPO

Answer 6

DOTTED QUAVER SEMI-QUAVER USED AS MOTIF IN A SECTION
USE OF SEPTUPLETS
LONGER NOTE VALUES IN B SECTION

Question 7

TEXTURE

Answer 7

BROKEN CHORDAL ACCOMPANIMENT IN THE A SECTION
HOMOPHONIC/MELODY & ACCOMPANIMENT
MONOPHONIC IN THE CODETTA

Question 8

DYNAMICS

Answer 8

STARTS SOFTLY
WIDE RANGE OF DYNAMICS FROM pp TO ff
LOTS OF CRESCENDOS AND DIMINUENDOS
ENDS VERY SOFTLY pp