What is a prelude?
A small piece of music that goes before a fugue in order to set the mood for it - chopin’s preludes are not followed by fugues however
Why is the prelude nicknamed ‘raindrop’?
Chopin wrote it during a storm and the repeated Ab/G# represent raindrops
How many preludes did Chopin write?
24 - one for every major/minor key
What period did Chopin write in?
Romantic