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The Prelude Op. 28, No. 15, by Frédéric Chopin, known as the "Raindrop" prelude, is one of the 24 Chopin preludes. It is one of Chopin's most famous works. [ 1 ] Usually lasting between five and seven minutes, this is the longest of the preludes.
Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28, are a set of short pieces for the piano, one in each of the twenty-four keys, originally published in 1839. Chopin wrote them between 1835 and 1839, mostly in Paris, but partially at Valldemossa, Mallorca, where he spent the winter of 1838–39 and where he, George Sand, and her children went to escape the damp Paris weather. [1]
Frédéric Chopin; Valldemossa Charterhouse; Prélude, op. 28, no. 15 (Chopin), known as the "Raindrop" prelude, composed at the Valldemossa Charterhouse during this winter in Majorca. Lettres de Chopin et de George Sand, including about ten written in Majorca or Valldemossa.
In 1825/11 Chopin wrote to Bialoblocki: "I have done a new Polonaise on the "Barber" which is fairly well liked. I think of sending it to be lithographed tomorrow." Variations for 2 pianos in F major, composed 1826. Listed by Louise Chopin; Variations on an Irish National Air (from Thomas Moore) for 2 pianos, composed 1826.
Frédéric François Chopin [n 1] (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; [n 2] 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading composer of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique ...
The Prelude Op. 28, No. 4 by Frédéric Chopin is one of the 24 Chopin preludes. By Chopin's request, this piece was played at his funeral, along with Mozart 's Requiem . The piece is only a page long and uses a descending melody line.
The prelude is used throughout the video game Flotilla. The prelude appears in the film "Not without my Daughter" at the point when Betty meets with the Iranian dissident who funds her escape. The prelude appears several times in the 2012 sci-fi film Prometheus [1] including during the end credits, performed by pianist Philip Howard. [2]
Variations on a Theme of Chopin (Russian: Вариации на тему Ф. Шопена, Variatsii na temu F. Shopena), Op. 22, is a group of 22 variations on Frédéric Chopin's Prelude in C minor (Op. 28, No. 20), composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1902–03. In the first edition, it is noted that 3 of the variations and the final Presto ...