Preludes

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Preludes is a celebrated set of 24 short piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin, each exploring a different key and mood, that has become a cornerstone of the Romantic piano repertoire.

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instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
set of piano pieces ⓘ
associatedWith George Sand ⓘ
composer Frédéric Chopin ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1839 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1835 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Poland ⓘ
cycleType prelude cycle ⓘ
dedicatedTo Camille Pleyel ⓘ
explores different keys ⓘ
different moods ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1839 ⓘ
genre Romantic music ⓘ
piano music ⓘ
hasCatalogueNumber B. 141 ⓘ
hasPart Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7 ⓘ
Prelude in A minor, Op. 28 No. 2 ⓘ
Prelude in A-flat major, Op. 28 No. 17 ⓘ
Prelude in B major, Op. 28 No. 11 ⓘ
Prelude in B minor, Op. 28 No. 6 ⓘ
Prelude in B-flat major, Op. 28 No. 21 ⓘ
Prelude in B-flat minor, Op. 28 No. 16 ⓘ
Prelude in C major, Op. 28 No. 1 ⓘ
Prelude in C minor, Op. 28 No. 20 ⓘ
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 28 No. 10 ⓘ
Prelude in D major, Op. 28 No. 5 ⓘ
Prelude in D minor, Op. 28 No. 24 ⓘ
Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28 No. 15 ⓘ
Prelude in E major, Op. 28 No. 9 ⓘ
Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4 ⓘ
Prelude in E-flat major, Op. 28 No. 19 ⓘ
Prelude in E-flat minor, Op. 28 No. 14 ⓘ
Prelude in F major, Op. 28 No. 23 ⓘ
Prelude in F minor, Op. 28 No. 18 ⓘ
Prelude in F-sharp major, Op. 28 No. 13 ⓘ
Prelude in F-sharp minor, Op. 28 No. 8 ⓘ
Prelude in G major, Op. 28 No. 3 ⓘ
Prelude in G minor, Op. 28 No. 22 ⓘ
Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 28 No. 12 ⓘ
influenced later piano prelude cycles ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
isCornerstoneOf Romantic piano repertoire ⓘ
keyStructure 24 different keys ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movementCount 24 ⓘ
notableFor brevity of individual pieces ⓘ
wide range of expression ⓘ
numberOfPieces 24 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 28 ⓘ
originalTitle Préludes ⓘ
linked to: Préludes (Book I)
period Romantic era ⓘ
placeOfComposition Majorca ⓘ
linked to: Mallorca

Paris ⓘ
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
workTitle 24 Preludes ⓘ
linked to: 24 Preludes, Op. 11

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