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“Raindrop” Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15

by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) · Romantic · Advanced

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VersionLevelKeyLength
Advanced · Level 44 of 5A♭ major4:27

The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 4:27 of “Raindrop” Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15 in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.

Era
Romantic (1830–1910)
Mood
Calm · slow and peaceful
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About this piece

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) is the composer of “Raindrop” Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15, a Romantic piece that is calm and steady. It is rated level 4 of 5, advanced, and takes about 4:27 to play in A♭ major. In the app's library you'll also find it in the Preludes & fugues collection.

About Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Polish composer and pianist who wrote almost entirely for the piano: nocturnes, waltzes, mazurkas, preludes and études that define Romantic piano music.

How to play “Raindrop” Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15 on piano

  1. Expect weeks, not days. Learn it section by section and keep a list of the hardest passages to practise first in every session.
  2. Slow practice is the fastest way forward: loop the difficult bars at 50% until they are clean, then 75%, then full speed.
  3. Decide on fingering early for fast passages and write it down; changing fingering later costs more time than it saves.
  4. Each hand has its own line here. Practise hands separately until both lines are secure; in the app, choose Left or Right and the app plays the other hand for you.
  5. Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.

In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.

License and credits

Typeset by Magnus Lewis-Smith for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.

Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.

Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.

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