Prelude in Op. 28, No. 14

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

   Paired triplet motion rises in register

   Both parts move together through opening figures and changing starts. Hear their shared direction as the range rises.

2. 2

   Altered figures form a continuing chain

   Changing triplet cells shift the line through different pitches. Follow the longer route rather than accenting every cell alike.

3. 3

   The figures contract before descending

   The closing movement narrows around E-flat and falls. Hear the contraction as preparation for the last response.

4. 4

   A low short note leaves written space

   The final low note is followed by rests. Hear its release without stretching the closing gesture into another held phrase.

How to practise it

Coordinate the parallel pattern while keeping its triplet pulse

1. Align the parallel motion

How hard is it

About this piece

Collection

The prelude gallery

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0

Source

mutopiaproject.org

Credit

“Prélude 14” by F. F. Chopin (1810 to 1849). Mutopia edition maintained by Knute Snortum. Source: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=2175. 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