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Chopin, Frederic : Prélude cis-moll Op.45

Work Overview

Music ID : 458
Composition Year：1841　
Publication Year：1841
First Publisher：Mechetti、 Schlesinger
Dedicated to：Princesse Elisabeth Tchernischeff
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：prelude
Total Playing Time：4 min 30 sec
Copyright：Public Domain
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Author : PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department

Last Updated: January 1, 2010
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Chopin composed two standalone preludes in addition to his 24 Preludes, and this is one of them.

It possesses a nocturne-like character, and a strong improvisatory quality is evident in its skillful and successive modulations. Although the melody is leisurely and simple, the modulations provide a vivid color. Chopin is said to have remarked about this piece, "Never before have modulations succeeded so well."

Writer: PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department

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