Prelude No 15

Question 1

Rhythm

Answer 1

Time signature is 4/4
Septuplets are used (7 notes in 1 crotchet)
Dectuplet (10 notes in 1 crotchet)
Sostenuto - Legato, unhurried playing

Question 2

Tonality

Answer 2

Section A is Db major

Section B is C# minor

Question 3

Harmony

Answer 3

Largely diatonic, with some occasional dissonances
Both sections are imperfect cadences 
Finished on a perfect cadence
Use of a dominant pedal
Section B uses ambiguous chords

Question 4

Instrumentation

Answer 4

Piano solo
Use of rubato 
Moderate playing
Sustaining pedal
Legato singing tone

Question 5

Texture

Answer 5

Homophonic (except last two bars)

• Section A
  
  • melody in right hands, broken chords in left
• Section B
  
  • melody is in left hands, dominant pedal in right

Question 6

Structure

Answer 6

Ternary (ABA)

A = Db Major B = C# minor

Question 7

Melody

Answer 7

Section A
Right hand plays lyrical melody
Uses ornaments (acciatura and dotted rhythms)

Section B
Melody moves to bass (left hand)
Narrower range and longer notes