The tempo marking for section B is poco piu animato which means a little more animated or more lively. The sostenuto tempo is very relaxed but then the tempo picks up a bit in section B. This gives the piece almost a rubato feel to it. The beginning tempo is sostenuto which means sustained and sometimes almost a slowing of tempo in certain places. I really like the tempo markings in this piece because it supports the other elements of this piece really well. Some players play it faster to imitate the steadiness of the raindrops while others play it slower to portray the characteristic of the raindrop. The tempo of this piece really various depending on the player. The stark contrast of the dynamics between section A and B is really impressive. All the sections are pretty quiet except for section B due to the fact that the lower register has a much fuller sound and plus section B has more notes playing at once which adds to the loudness of the sound. The other interesting thing about these dynamics is that when the melody comes back, Chopin uses the same “hair pin” style marking to indicate dynamics but because they don’t have a specific dynamic markings like forte or piano, the player doesn’t have to crescendo or decrescendo the same amount the second time through.Ĭhopin made the dynamics simple so that the player can have more flexibility with their own interpretation of raindrops. In this way, the actual player doesn’t have to put in as much effort because it the notes going up are natural going to be slightly louder in this case. This is brilliant because melody in the right hand is actually going up and then down right where the dynamic markings are. The beginning of the piece starts out with piano then Chopin adds a crescendo and then immediately a decrescendo. The dynamics in this piece is very simple yet that is what makes this piece so good. “it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.” – Frédéric Chopin Of course Chopin ends the piece on a full major Db chord which creates a very full, bright, and happy sound. The rest of the piece turns back to having a brighter tone color when the first melody returns almost like a sigh of relief that the storm is over. It doesn’t help that the melody starts out in the left hand then switches to being squashed between the constant octave eighth notes. ![]() This section also portrays a tone of anxiety due to the constant octave eighth notes being played. The low notes make that section of the piece have a darker tone to it then the previous section due to the fullness and richness of the lower register. It starts out not only being in the left hand but also the lowest notes in the left hand. The next section also has a melody but it switches around a bit. The range in this first section is also fairly close compared to the next section which helps to create a more brighter sound. The beautiful melody over the top plus the constant raindrop in the left hand makes this first section have a very sweet tone color. The pitch Ab is being played consistently in the left hand however which imitate actual raindrops with its consistency and quantity. This arppegiation going down creates a sense of falling which reflects on the feeling of raindrops falling from the sky. The right hand plays a very conjunct melody with the first two beats of measure 1 being just an arppegiation of a Db major chord. The first melody of the piece is very beautiful and it is very distinct from what the left hand is playing. At last the rain stops and the sunshine comes out of hiding, everything is still wet so water droplets are dripping from the tree leaves this is the coda and the end of the piece. And then the storm ends and the weather becomes just a drizzle again and Chopin returns back to the original melody of the piece, section A’. Section B reminds me of a storm where the trees are blowing sideways by the heavy wind and pouring rain. Section B however is the complete contrast of section A. Section A is very gentle and sweet which creates an image of light rain, almost like a sprinkle. ![]() This prelude is in the form of ABA which is called a ternary form Chopin also added a few measures of coda at the very end of the piece. ![]() I really like this piece because when I listened to it, each section of this piece created a very specific image in my head.
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