Prelude No 15 In D Flat Major

Question 1

Composer

Answer 1

F Chopin

Question 2

Prelude

Answer 2

Short piece of music that may be thought as a preface to a longer piece usually for a keyboard instrument

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

ABA coda

Question 4

Section A

Answer 4

Internal ABA

Question 5

Section B

Answer 5

Internal AB

Question 6

Overall tonality

Answer 6

D flat minor

Question 7

Section A Tonality

Answer 7

D flat Major

Return of SA, D flat major

Question 8

Section B Tonality

Answer 8

C sharp minor

E major

Question 9

Harmony

Answer 9

Tonic dominant
Ends with strong perfect cadence
Dominant pedal runs continuously throughout piece
Suspensions
Dominant 7, 9, 13

Question 10

Instrument

Answer 10

Solo pianoforte

Question 11

Texture

Answer 11

Homophonic throughout except for 2 bars at beginning of codetta which is monophonic

Question 12

Section A Texture

Answer 12

Melody dominated homophony
RH melody
Sparse

Question 13

Section B Texture

Answer 13

Thicker chordal texture
Inverted pedal
LH melody

Question 14

Dynamics

Answer 14

Quite soft
Naturally shaped by phrasing in SA
SB, more contrast, pp, cresc, ff

Question 15

Tempo

Answer 15

Rubato, no specific marking

Question 16

Melody

Answer 16

Raindrop like steady quaver pedal throughout

Question 17

Section A Melody

Answer 17

RH
Falling F D flat A flat motif
Rises steadily before falling again
Long lyrical phrases, canatbile

Question 18

Section B Melody

Answer 18

LH

Crotchet based, heavy, plodding

Question 19

Metre

Answer 19

4/4

Question 20

Rhythms

Answer 20

Dotted rhythms
Septuplets, Dectuplet, tupelet
Syncopation
Imprecise due to rubato