Prelude Op. 28 No. 13 in F-sharp major

Frédéric Chopin · Level 5 (Advanced) · Romantic · Piano

One of the 24 Preludes Op. 28 (1839): a nocturne in miniature, a calm melody over a rippling left-hand accompaniment, then a more intimate middle episode (più lento). F♯ major, 6/4, 38 bars (about 4 minutes), complete score.

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• The left hand covers wide stretches: keep the wrist supple and let the pedal join the basses. Six sharps in the key signature: name them before playing. The original grace notes are not in the playable score: add them once you know the notes. Key signature with 6 sharps: name them aloud before playing and spot the places where accidentals cancel them. One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. Triplets and other tuplets must be perfectly even: count them aloud with the metronome.

More pieces by Frédéric Chopin

• Prelude Op. 28 No. 9 in E major
• Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 in E minor
• Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor
• Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 in C minor
• Mazurka in G-sharp minor Op. 33 No. 1
• Prelude Op. 28 No. 10 in C-sharp minor
• Prelude Op. 28 No. 11 in B major
• Prelude Op. 28 No. 14 in E-flat minor

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