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The Study of Chopin Preludes Op. 28

Sheng-Ling Hwu
Abstract
Frdric Chopin is one of the most important composers of Romantic period
whose piano pieces are well loved by the world and are popular repertoires of concert
performers.

However, 24 Preludes Op. 28, seems to be underestimated of its

importance if compared to Chopins other works. Thus, the purpose of this study is to
offer a better understanding of 24 Preludes through detail discussing of style
characteristics and musical interpretation from the standpoint of performer and
pedagogue.

After a short introduction of preludes background, the author

investigates the musical style characteristics, including formative influences, melody,

harmony, form, structure, mood and pedal; then, a brief analysis and interpretation of
each prelude; finally, categorizing 24 Preludes into 4 levels according to their
difficulties of technique. It is hoped that this paper may serve as a reference for
performers and pedagogues and bring up their interest to this wonderful composition.
Keywords: Chopin, prelude, piano pedagogy, piano

Sheng-Ling Hwu: Associate Professor, Department of Music, National PingTung

University of Education

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24



(Randel, 1986)

10 20 (passage)
1448 (Adam Ileborgh)
(tablature)



1789 1803
(Dale, 1972)
(character piece)


24

24

(Michalowski & Samson, 2006)

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1836
1831
(Hanson, 1973) 1838 (Majorca)
(Camille Pleyel)
24

24
(Cortot, 1930)
1838 11


(Julian
Fontana)


(Cortot, 1930)
1839 24

(Joseph C. Kessler)

(Cortot, 1930)
(Ignaz Moscheles)

(Hunker, 1966)



(Hunker)

677

(Hunker)

24

(brilliant
style) (Carl Maria Von Weber)
(Frederic Kalkbrenner)

(Michalowski & Samson, 2006)

(bel canto)

(Michalowski & Samson, 2006)

24 F D
A B

(1)
(line within a line)

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(
1) C D F
G E
E
1 1-8

(2)

(cantilena
style)
B A
F D
A C
(3)

(Paderewski, 1979)

c (appoggiatura)
D ( 2) D
( 3)

679

2 39

3 4

d (trill) (grace note)

F ( 4)
4 2

e
D ( 5)
5 12

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f
B
( 6)
6 9-13

5 F
(roll chord)
( 7)
7 33-36

(Gillespie, 1972)

(1)

D
A A D B
C G( 8)

681

8 27-28

(2)

(3)
E A
12
( 9)
9 1-12

(4)
B 22
A( 10) F 21 E( 11)

10 22-23

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11 21-22

(5)

C
D F G
E E

F
D A
A
A

(Ogdon, 1972)

(C G D A )
( )
( F E )
( E B F
)

(Chomiski, 1978)

( F A )

683

F D
( ) E D
( C
G )
( F
D )
: C
9 ff pp
(Wolff, 1990)

(Charles Rosen)

(Jones, 1998) (Kallberg, 2004)

(Weeks, 1995)

(1)5-6
5-6
5-6
C
A ( 12 13) 5-6
F
E C G
F C B

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12 1

13 1

(2)

B A F E
C D B( 14
17)
14 1-2

15 1-2

685

16 1

17 1-2

A G
( 18 19)
18 3-4

19 3-4

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(3)

B D

(Hans von Blow)

(Schonberg, 1987)
(1)(Reunion)
(2)(Presentiment of Death)
(3)(Thou Art so Like a Flower)
(4)(Suffocation)
(5)(Uncertainty)
(6)(Tolling Bells)
(7)(The Polish Dancer)
(8)(Desperation)
(9)(Vision)
(10)(The Night Moth)
(11)(The Dragon Fly)
(12)(The Duel)
(13)(Loss)
(14)(Fear)

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(15)(Raindrops)
(16)(Hades)
(17)(A Scene On the Place de Ntre-Dame de Paris)
(18)(Suicide)
(19)(Heartfelt Happiness)
(20)(Funeral March)
(21)(Sunday)
(22)(Impatience)
(23)(A Pleasure Boat)
(24)(The Storm)
(Cortot, 1930)

(1)(In feverish expectation of the beloved)

(2)(A sad meditation; the lonely
sea beyond)
(3)(The song of the brook)
(4)(Beside a grave)
(5)(The free full of songs)
(6)(Homesickness)
(7) (Sweet recollection float
like perfume through the memory)
(8) (Falling snow,
howling wind, raging tempest; yet in my heart, there is a
storm more terrible than this)
(9)(Prophetic voices)
(10)(Falling rockets)
(11)(A maiden's wish)
(12)(The ride by night)
(13)(In a strange land, beneath

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the starlit heavens, thinking of the beloved far away)

(14)(Stormy sea)
(15)(But death is there in the shadows)
(16)(The race to the abyss)
(17)(She said to me: I love you)
(18)(Imprecations)
(19)(Had I but wings, that
I might fly to thee, my love)
(20)(Funeral)
(21)(A lonely return to the scene of
plighted troths)
(22)(Rebellion)
(23)(Naiades at play)
(24)(Blood, Passion and Death)

(1)
c
C G D
C E F
G F
d
F G B
E D
(2)
F D A
B
(3)
A C
(4)
D E B

689

(5)
A E B C

1830


(Wolff, 1990)

24

(1)
1
E 5 7 C B
B (Hinson, 1992)
(2)
( 20)
20 1-2

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(3) F
2 4 ( 21)
21 1-4

(4) D 8 (
22)
22 5-9

(5) D
14 ( 23)
23 14

(6) B
12 13 ( 6)

691

(7)
C B A
E B F
B D
(8)
B 19 24 ( 24)
24 17-24

(9)
A G C (Hinson,
1992)
D

(10)

24
Wiener
Urtext Paderewski Salabert

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C
(Agitato) 2/8

16
21 25

(rotation)

A
(Largo) 2/2 ( 1 )


E G ( 5 ) B
( 8 ) D ( 10 ) A ( 13
) 15 E A

2 3 4

(1)

PaderewskiSalabert 4/4 Wiener Urtext 2/2

693

G
(Vivace) 2/2 ( 2 )

(
12-27 ) ( 28 )

(upbeat)
(downbeat) A

E
(Largo)4/4 ( 3 ) (Karasowski)
(Hunker, 1966)
B

(2)

Paderewski 4/4 Wiener UrtextSalabert 2/2

(3)

Paderewski 2/2 Wiener UrtextSalabert 4/4

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D
(Allegro molto) 3/8
(Arabesque) C
4+8+4
( 33 )

(line within a line)
1-4 B-A B-A
B B
13-16 F G- A

B
(Lento assai) 3/4
12 C
( 15-22 )
( 23 ) B
pp

( 4)

(sotto voce)

(4)

PaderewskiWiener UrtextppSalabertppp

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A
(Andantino)3/4

12
C A

F
(Molto agitato) 4/4
C


( 9 )
( 19 )

ff ( 23 ) ( 27 ) F
( 29-31 ) pp

E
(Largo)4/4

( 5)

5 I-V
A ( 8 ) G
E

(5)

Salabert 8 GGG

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( 6)

C
(Allegro molto) 3/4

( 13-18 )

B
(Vivace) 6/8
11 G B
( 15 ) ( 23 )
hemiola( 59-1017 ) ( 7 )

(6)

Salabert 10 DPaderewskiWiener Urtext

(7)

6/8 3/4

697

G
(Presto) 3/4

( 21-40 ) B
( 21 ) A ( 24 ) G ( 28 ) C (
29 ) E ( 31 ) D ( 37 )
( 41 )
( 65 ) ff

3 4 5




ff (Cortot, 1930)
pianissimo pizzicato

F
(Lento) 6/4
( 21 )

( 29 )

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33-36

Salabert

E
(Allegro) 2/2 ( 8 )
B
11

Salabert (Cortot, 1930)
1-10
11-14 15-16
17

D
(Sostenuto) 4/4
B (
1-27 ) ( 9-19 )
( 28-75 )
( 44-75 ) C D
ff ( 40-43
56-59 )
( 76 ) D

(8)

PaderewskiSalabert 4/4 Wiener Urtext 2/2

699

B
(Presto con fuoco) 2/2
18

stretto ( 30 ) 34
( 42 )

A
(Allegretto)6/8
(ABA 1 CA 2 )
A ( 3 ) B ( 19 ) A
G E A 1 ( 35 ) A
ff C ( 43 ) E
V-I ( 51-53 ) A (
65 ) pp
A ( 84 )

( 20 22 44 48 50 )

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F
(Allegro molto) 2/2 ( 9 )

(recitative) ( 17
)

E
(Vivace) 3/4

( 49
) ( 57-71 )

( 4 )

C
(Largo) 4/4
C ( 1 0 )

(9)
(10)

PaderewskiSalabert 4/4 Wiener Urtext 2/2

ESalabertJane SterlingE

PaderewskiWiener Urtext)E

701

1-4 ff
5-8 p
9-12 pp

Paderewski Salabert (Syncopated

pedal)

B
(Cantabile)3/4 (
1-16 )
( 17 ) G
( 1 1 ) ( 33 )
B ( 39 ) ( 1 2 ) (
45 )

3 4 4 5

f pp

G
(Molto agitato) 6/8
( 1-16
)

(11)

23 PaderewskiWiener UrtextCSalabertD

(12)

Salabert 41 44 GG

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( 17-34 ) A
D
34 ff

f ff

F
(Moderato) 4/4 C

( 5 ) C
( 9 ) F
B ( 13 ) F ( 17 )
21 E



p

D
(Allegro appassionato) 6/8

( 3-19 ) D
A ( 19-37 ) 39
C ( 39 ) D ( 43
) D C( 48-50 ) D
( 51 ) 55

703

fff
stretto( 61 ) ( 1 3 ) ( 66-69 )
fff ( 73 ) D

(Cortot, 1930) 1 2 3

2 3

(1)
c : E B A
E C
(2)
c / : A F
D A B

d : G C F
F
e : B
f : G

(13)

61 Wiener UrtextPadereweskifffSalabertff

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(3)
c : C
d : D
e : E
(4)
c / : F E
d : G
e : B
f :
D

:
(1) C C :

(2) G Andante Spianato G :

(3) F F :

(4) E B
:

(5) D :

(6) B
B :
(7) G G :

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(8) F F :

(Eigeldinger, 2005)

(Kallberg, 2004)

(Hunker, 1966)

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