Prelude in Op. 28, No. 10

History

PTNA's account places the beginnings of some Op. 28 preludes around 1836 and reports completion of the collection in Mallorca in 1838. The autograph collection was sent to Paris in January 1839, and publication followed in 1839. This is a history of the set, not evidence that every prelude began on the island.

Sources

• enc.piano.or.jp
• repozytorium.nifc.pl

What to listen for

1. 1

   A high flurry receives a held answer

   The pickup launches a descending flourish above detached support. Hear its quick fall connect to the longer response.

2. 2

   A related flurry changes its answer

   The next descending group leads to a different reply. Compare the familiar quick contour with that changed ending.

3. 3

   The falling figure shifts again

   A third flurry changes the descending shape and answering line. Hear their relationship across the new placement.

4. 4

   A familiar flurry expands its last response

   The opening-related figure returns before a longer cross-staff answer and short resting gesture. Follow the musical line through its placement changes.

How to practise it

Distinguish the quick ornament-like groups from the quarter-note pulse

1. Keep the mixed subdivisions distinct
2. Keep the short support and its rests

How hard is it

About this piece

Collection

The prelude gallery

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0

Source

mutopiaproject.org

Credit

“Prélude 10” by F. F. Chopin (1810 to 1849). Mutopia edition maintained by Knute Snortum. Source: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=2171. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Changes to the supplied file: none; any later conversion or edit must be disclosed separately.

More by Frédéric Chopin

1. 1Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
2. 2Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2Level 7, estimatedWith Maestro
3. 3Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52Level 10, estimatedWith Maestro