When was prelude in e minor composed

It speaks to my soul every time I play it and I enjoyed the conversation about the use of rubato which is essential to capture that interiority. Your site offers depth and insight that I find invaluable. Mary Jo, Thanks for taking the time to write, and I do feel a lot of passion in this piece too.

I really like how Cosmo Buono captured the technique that enables that passion in this article. I have played this Lovely Chopin Prelude since I was a child in the s. I have adjusted my playing of his music quite a bit since my student days, yet when I used this Prelude in palliative music during an internship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester in , the unvarying tempo was well received by all who heard.

I am glad that we now have access to letters and manuscripts that were formerly held in private sources. Arlene Bodmer Harouff. Thank you for this erudite and informative comment. Great that you are still enjoying the Chopin Prelude after so many years. Nancy, Thank you for that wonderful insight on how to make the right hand melody stand out in the Chopin Prelude in e minor.

I am working on it now and plan to perform it at my school recital in January. Keeping the left hand from overpowering the right hand certainly is a challenge. With my hearing loss, too, I am never sure I am playing the melody loud enough or hitting the piano keys hard enough with the right hand as I am not always hearing the right hand melody. Yes it is very soft and delicate and that is what makes it so beautiful.

My teacher tells me to keep my left hand on the keys and just press down and use the pedal to sustain the melody. Pedal with every change of chord.

Just presing with the left hand is enough to get that sea of sustained sound with the left hand. My teacher tells me that while I am doing that to use the right hand to strike down on each key and do it gracefully, keeping the fingers curved and moving forward as if I am dancing with my hands.

Just press with the left hand and lightly tap down with the right hand. And gracefully dance with the right hand. Now off to practice! Thanks for these informative notes on the prelude. I was glad to see that you also suggested it. The pandemic is creating a lot of challenges for piano lessons. Your email address will not be published. See more Chopin Album Reviews. See more Chopin Guides. Chopin - Prelude in E Minor, Op. Chopin News See more Chopin News.

And the interesting thing is that the harmonies keep changing only slightly and slowly which creates a lot of surprises, curiosity, and a haunting feel to it.

On this page, we are offering Level 4 intermediate "Prelude in E Minor" It is in the original form not arranged. And it's in the original key of E minor.

It is No. On the 2nd page of the score, there are some stretching chords that players with small hands may have difficulty with. For those players, some parenthesized notes on the music score may be omitted. And you can get the full version here. Want to learn more about music theory and analysis? Check out the resources page , where you can find other analyses of specific pieces and general resources to learn theory and analysis skills!

Amy King is a music theory and piano instructor currently residing in the Chicago area. Shop All Things Music. I definitely agree about music being therapeutic! I wonder, though, if maybe music is so beautiful because it expresses the full range of human emotion—happy, sad, surprising, exciting, etc. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Affiliate Disclosure.