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Topic: Chopin's E-Minor Prelude - Analysis  (Read 2004 times)

Offline fredviner

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Chopin's E-Minor Prelude - Analysis
on: December 27, 2020, 11:36:27 AM
Chopin’s 4th prelude in E-minor is one of the composer’s most heart-rending works. It’s also one of his most popular and among the very best-known pieces in the entire piano repertoire. But what actually makes this music so resonant, so sad (aside from the obvious that ‘it’s in a minor key')? Check out my analysis in which I attempt to answer this question...

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