8/14/2023 0 Comments Fredric chopin raindrop![]() A change over to C# minor shows a development of character, as a low bass theme is sung out. Opening with a gentle theme in the home key of Db major, the insistent Ab is becomes more prominent as the music moves along. In Sand’s records it doesn’t state what prelude Chopin played for her on that occasion, although most believe it to be No.15, due to the gentle repetition of an Ab that has been likened to the “gentle patter” of rain. His genius was filled with the mysterious sounds of nature, but transformed into sublime equivalents in musical thought, and not through slavish imitation of the actual external sounds.” He protested with all his might – and he was right to – against the childishness of such aural imitations. He was even angry that I should interpret this in terms of imitative sounds. ![]() Heavy drops of icy water fell in a regular rhythm on his breast, and when I made him listen to the sound of the drops of water indeed falling in rhythm on the roof, he denied having heard it. During their stay there was a terrible storm, and whilst playing the piano Chopin had a dream (as recalled by Sands): A large proportion of the Op.28 collection was composed during Chopin and George Sand’s visit at a monastery in Valldemossa, Mallorca in 1838. This particular prelude is the longest in the set, lasting between 5-7 minutes. Frédéric Chopin: Raindrop Prelude Contextįrédéric Chopin’s Prelude Op.28, No.15, also known as the Raindrop Prelude is part of the composer’s 24 preludes.
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