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Prelude in Op. 28, No. 9

Frédéric Chopin · Level 6, estimated · With Maestro

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The short answer

A prelude in a collection shaped over several years. Prelude in Op. 28, No. 9 is a prelude by Frédéric Chopin from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.

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  • prelude
  • Romantic
  • grand

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.

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What to listen for

  1. A broad line rides above triplets

    The dotted upper statement moves above a flowing inner triplet stream and separated lower arrivals. Hear the longer line and the smaller continuing motion as distinct layers.

  2. The middle climbs more forcefully

    Changed starting notes lead into a stronger upward movement before the response falls. Follow that broad rise and fall through the busy inner texture.

  3. Sharper dots lead to the last chord

    Opening-related material returns with more sharply dotted printed values, then rises and settles into the final chord. Compare its changed rhythm with the earlier broad statement.

How to practise it

Written dotted melody; scaled accompaniment versus midi branch.

  1. Count the displayed melody rhythm before adding another layer.
  2. Maintain a three-subdivision support pulse, and do not assume the engraved melody expression is the selected MIDI generation branch.

How hard is it

Level 6, estimated

Weighty chordal writing needs differentiated voicing, controlled attacks and sustained phrase direction.

About this piece

Interpretive sketch of Frédéric Chopin, an illustration and not a verified likeness
An illustration, not a portrait
Collection
The prelude gallery
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
Source
mutopiaproject.org
Credit
“Prélude 9” by F. F. Chopin (1810 to 1849). Mutopia edition maintained by Knute Snortum. Source: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=2168. 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. Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
  2. Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2Level 7, estimatedWith Maestro
  3. Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52Level 10, estimatedWith Maestro

With Maestro

Play it, slow it down, hear where you land

Written dotted melody; scaled accompaniment versus midi branch.

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