Romantic · 1839
Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4
F. ChopinOp. 28 No. 4
- Key
- Em
- Time
- 2/2
- Tempo
- ♩=60
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Through-composed — slow descent in the LH harmony under a sustained RH melodic line; chromatic voice-leading.
Teaching points
- LH chord-stack moves by half-step descents — every chord shifts one note at a time
- RH melody floats over the harmony: B–B–B–C–B in the first phrase
- Final cadence: V7 → i in E minor with a Picardy-third option in some editions