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Thirteen Preludes (Russian: Тринадцать прелюдий, Trinadtsat' prelyudiy), Op. 32, is a set of thirteen preludes for solo piano, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1910. It complements his earlier Prelude in C ♯ minor, Op. 3/2 , and 10 Preludes, Op. 23 , to complete the full set of 24 Preludes in all 24 major and minor keys.
In 1901, Rachmaninoff wrote his Prelude in G minor.This was not published until he had completed nine more preludes in 1903, the set of 10 becoming his Op. 23. These were all in different keys, none of which was C ♯ minor, but it is not known whether he fully intended by this time to eventually complete the full complement of 24 preludes in different keys, to emulate earlier examples by Bach ...
Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5, is a piece of music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1901. [1] It was included in his Opus 23 set of ten preludes, despite having been written two years earlier than the other nine. Rachmaninoff himself premiered the piece in Moscow on February 10, 1903, along with Preludes No. 1 and 2 from Op. 23. [1]
Ten Preludes, Op. 23, is a set of ten preludes for solo piano, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1901 and 1903. This set includes the famous Prelude in G minor . Together with the Prelude in C ♯ minor, Op. 3/2 and the 13 Preludes, Op. 32 , this set is part of a full suite of 24 preludes in all the major and minor keys.
The A section is a single phrase at measures 1–16 which repeats in measures 16–32. The sixteenth-note figure that spreads throughout the work is introduced in measure 1 over a tonic pedal point. The first note of each measure through measure 10 reveals a descending chromatic pattern, perhaps adding to the sense of dread or urgency of the work.
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Much of the prelude is of a traditional harmonic nature. The modulation from B-flat major to D minor that occurs between measures 6 and 7 (and reappears at measures 14–15, 20–21, 41–42, and 49–50) is strongly characteristic of Rachmaninoff's music. In measure 7, Rachmaninoff reinforces the main theme by moving up a third to the dominant ...
The Prelude proceeds from F-sharp minor to the relative major in measure 13, and returns to the tonic in measure 30. A "hidden" chromatic sequence in the "A" section occurs in the bass line on the second beat of measure 1 and the first beat of measures 2–6. This sequence is later revealed as the basis for the "B" theme, first introduced ...