Chopin Prelude No.

15 in D-flat major
(Raindrop)
REVISION GRID
Style/Genre/Era
Tonality
Harmony
Time signature and
tempo
Instrumentation
Structure
Texture
Melody
Rhythm

Features of
style/genre

Romantic era
Prelude (an introductory piece before a fugue; in this case there is no fugue)
D-flat major
B section in C-sharp minor (enharmonic equivalent)
Romantic harmony: more complex, chromatic, chords with added notes.
Slow tempo
Performed with rubato (flexible tempo)
Piano
Sustain pedal used
Section A melody played by right hand; section B melody played by right hand
Ternary form: ABA + coda
B section much longer than A; repeat of A section shorter than first
Pedal A-flats/G-sharps throughout
Melody (right hand in A section; left hand in B section)
Melody and accompaniment
A section: cantabile melody; falling dotted motif; use of ornamentation (acciaccatura and
turn); played by right hand
B section: dramatic; chords; low in pitch; range of dynamics
Continuous quaver pedal notes
Section A: dotted motif
Section B: mostly crotchets
Music expresses feelings and emotion
Complex or chromatic harmony
Use of rubato
Range of dynamics used