Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude in C minor, Op. 28, No. 20

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Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude in C minor, Op. 28, No. 20 is a brief yet powerful Romantic piano piece renowned for its dramatic chordal writing and enduring influence on later popular music.

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instanceOf Romantic-era composition ⓘ
piano prelude ⓘ
solo piano composition ⓘ
approximateDuration about 1 minute ⓘ
associatedWith somber, funeral-like atmosphere ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 28 No. 20 ⓘ
character dramatic ⓘ
solemn ⓘ
composer Frédéric Chopin ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1839 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1835 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Poland ⓘ
cycleContainsAllMajorAndMinorKeys true ⓘ
difficultyLevel intermediate to advanced ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1839 ⓘ
form short ternary-like form ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
prelude ⓘ
influenced film music ⓘ
jazz adaptations ⓘ
popular music arrangements ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
ISWCCode T-801.104.623-3 ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic dynamic contrasts ⓘ
powerful block chords ⓘ
simple, hymn-like progression ⓘ
numberInSet 20 ⓘ
oftenPerformedIn recitals ⓘ
recordings of complete Op. 28 set ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 28 ⓘ
partOf 24 Preludes, Op. 28 ⓘ
pedagogicalUse study of Romantic harmony ⓘ
study of expressive rubato ⓘ
study of voicing in chords ⓘ
period Romantic period ⓘ
placeOfComposition Paris ⓘ
Valldemossa, Majorca ⓘ
linked to: Valldemossa
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
setFollowedBy Prelude in B-flat major, Op. 28, No. 21 ⓘ
setPrecededBy Prelude in E-flat major, Op. 28, No. 19 ⓘ
Prelude in F minor, Op. 28, No. 18 ⓘ
tempoMarking Largo ⓘ
texture chordal ⓘ
timeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
tonalCenter C minor ⓘ
usedAsBasisFor Barry Manilow’s song “Could It Be Magic” ⓘ
Sarah Brightman’s “A Question of Honour” prelude section ⓘ
numerous popular music covers ⓘ

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Could It Be Magic → basedOn → Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude in C minor, Op. 28, No. 20 ⓘ