Preludes, Op.28 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 24 preludes
Composition Year 1838-39
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 Complete Score
#957964 - 120.91MB, 54 pp. -  10/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 27×⇩ - Feduol

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Narodowa, Warsaw (PL-Wn): Mus.93 Cim.
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Editor First edition (German)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1839). Plate 6088.
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Misc. Notes Originally scanned at about 200dpi color, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
Errata: Prelude 4, m. 11: the left hand in beats 3 and 4 should have notes C, E, and A instead of B, D♯, and A.
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Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Catelin, n.d.(ca.1839). Plate Ad. C. (560) & Cie.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band VI
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1878. Plate C. VI. 1-24
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band II (pp.489-525)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1879]. Plate 6206.
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Editor Karl Klindworth (1830–1916)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 2 (pp.161-96)
Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 12262.
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi
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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818–1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.II: Préludes
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1882. Plate S. 7287.
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1882.
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Misc. Notes Original scans: 400dpi, black and white, losslessly-compressed tif images, around 4600 by 5600 pixels. Re-sampled to 600dpi, cleaned up, and deskewed.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.8: Preludes and Rondos (pp.viii, 3-49)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1895. Plate 11752–11774.
Reissue – Vol.9 LMC 1547, 1915.
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Editor Raoul Pugno (1852–1914)
Publisher. Info. Préludes & Rondos
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1905).
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Editor Ignaz Friedman (1882–1948)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1913. Plate 3818.
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Misc. Notes Errata: Prelude 4, m. 11: the left hand in beats 3 and 4 should have notes C, E, and A instead of B, D♯, and A.
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Editor Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres completes pour piano: Préludes & Rondos
Paris: Durand & Cie., 1915. Plate D. & F. 9706.
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Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852–1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.9: Preludes (LMC 34)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25454.
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Editor Attilio Brugnoli (1880–1937)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d. Plate E.R. 206.
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Editor Alfred Cortot (1877–1962)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Senart, 1926. Plate E.M.S. 5049.
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Misc. Notes Includes comments in French by Laurent Ceillier (1887-1925).
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Editor Alfredo Casella (1883–1947)
Publisher. Info. Milano: Edizioni Curci, 1947. Plate E. 4257 C.
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Editor Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941)
Publisher. Info. Krakow: PWM, 1949. Plate 231.
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Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Prelude No.24 is missing.
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 Complete Score (EU)
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Editor Bernhard Hansen
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Wiener Urtext Edition, 1973. Plate UT 50005.
Reprinted Shanghai: Shanghai Educational Publishing House, 2010.
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Misc. Notes Fingerings by Jörg Demus removed. The preface and critical commentary, here removed, are in English and German. An additional Chinese translation by Li Xiwei (李曦微) has been added in this reprinted version.
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Editor Jan Ekier (1913–2014)
Publisher. Info. Kraków: PWM, 1992. Plate 9003.
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Misc. Notes Older version of the current Poland National Edition.
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Editor Knute Snortum (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info. Knute Snortum, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Preludes in one long PDF or 24 separate PDFs, LilyPond source files included
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 Book I (Nos.1–14)
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Publisher. Info. London: Wessel & Co., n.d.(ca.1839). Plate W. & Co. No. 3098.
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Publisher. Info. Milan: F. Lucca, n.d.(ca.1840). Plate 2274.
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⇒ 5 more: 5. Prelude (D major) • 6. Prelude (B minor) • 7. Prelude (A major) • 20. Prelude (C minor) • 22. Prelude (G minor)

Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006
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 4. Prelude (E minor) (CA)
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 6. Prelude (B minor) (CA)
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 7. Prelude (A major) (CA)
#926476 - 0.24MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/42/29 - Feduol

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 20. Prelude (C minor) (CA)
#926051 - 0.21MB, 1 pp. -  4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/42/29 - Feduol

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Editor Russell E. Lanning (1916–1958)
Publisher. Info. Music by the Masters. No.35, 41-43
New York: Musicord Publications, 1946. Plate EL 2543.
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 4. Prelude (E minor) (EU)
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 6. Prelude (B minor) (EU)
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 7. Prelude (A major) (EU)
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 20. Prelude (C minor) (EU)
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Editor Michael Töpel (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. Frédéric Chopin: Leichte Klavierstücke und Tänze, Nos.2-4, 6
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1996. Plate BA 6565.
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Editor Lothar Windsperger (1885–1935)
Publisher. Info. Einzel-Ausgabe, No.06663
Mainz: Schott, 1917.
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Editor Karl Klauser (1823–1905)
Publisher. Info. New York: Martens Brothers, 1879. Plate 174.
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Misc. Notes Facsimile of opening of autograph of no.4 on front page.
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 4. Prelude (E minor)
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.8
New York: G. Schirmer, 1895. Plate 11753-11774..
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1998.
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Editor Emil von Sauer (1862–1942)
Publisher. Info. Einzel-Ausgabe, No.09200
Mainz: Schott, 1952.
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 1. Prelude (C major)
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 Engraving files (Encore)
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 4. Prelude (E minor)
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 7. Prelude (A major)
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 Engraving files (PMX)
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Editor André Van Ryckeghem
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 14. Prelude (E♭ minor)
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres de Fr. Chopin: Préludes, No.15
Saint Petersburg: W. Bessel, n.d.[1890]. Plate 2581.
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Editor Heinrich Germer (1837–1913)
Publisher. Info. Akademische Neuausgabe beliebter Klavierwerke, Vol.1 No.17
Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, No.145, 1898. Plate G. 26.
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Editor Eduard Mertke (1833–1895)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Steingräber Verlag, n.d.
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 18. Prelude (F minor)
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 20. Prelude (C minor)
#839487 - 8.22MB, 1 pp. -  2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 120×⇩ - Brodie h

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Theater Orchestra (Hinrichs)
Arranger Gustav Hinrichs (1850–1942)
Publisher. Info. Two Preludes
New York: G. Schirmer, 1911. Plate 22965.
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Misc. Notes Preludes Nos.6 and 7.
This file is part of the Submission Project.
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For 4 Cellos (Franchomme)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Auguste Franchomme (1808–1884)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Nos.9, 13, 15, also Nocturnes Op.15 No.1 and Op.37 No.1
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For Cello and Piano (Franchomme)

⇒ 9 more: Prelude No.4 (E minor) • Prelude No.4* (D minor) • Prelude No.6 (B minor) • Prelude No.6* (C minor) • Prelude No.7 • Prelude No.13* (D major) • Prelude No.13* (C major) • Prelude No.17 • Prelude No.20* (C♯ minor)

Arranger Auguste Franchomme (1808–1884)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Arranger Auguste Franchomme (1808–1884)
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Gérard et Cie., n.d.[1870]. Plate C.M. 11,019.
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Misc. Notes Printed here No.1 is actually No.20, and printed here No.2 is actually No.7. Score has 1870 on cover page but may not have been placed there by the publisher.
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For Cello and Piano (Grutzmacher)
See: Praeludien und Etuden, Nos.1 to 9
For Violin and Piano (Sonnenfeld)
Arranger Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld (1837–1914)
Publisher. Info. Melodies favorites No.69
Warsaw: Hoesick, 1898. Plate 22.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes mistake in title: No.4, not 24
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For Guitar (Llobet)
Arranger Miguel Llobet (1878–1938)
Publisher. Info. Colección Llobet
Madrid: Union musical ediciones, 1964. Plate 20377.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Preludes Nos.6 and 7.
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For Guitar (Tárrega)
Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Publisher. Info. Valencia: Antich y Tena, n.d. Plate A.y.T. 391.
Reprinted Madrid: Ildefonso Alier, n.d.
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Misc. Notes No.6 is transposed to G♯ minor, 7 to D major, 11 to E major and 20 to C♯ minor.
From the Boije collection
This file is part of the Gaylord Library Mirroring Project.. Prelude No.7 was transcribed in 1899 by Francisco Tarrega.
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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Editor Stefan Apke (b. 1963)
Publisher. Info. Vlotho: Stefan Apke, 2024.
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For Organ (Stenov)

⇒ 4 more: 4. Largo (E minor) • 6. Lento assai (B minor) • 9. Largo (E major) transposed to C major • 13. Lento (F♯ major) transposed to F major

Arranger Michael Stenov
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Prelude in G major (No.3)

For Piano (Busoni)
Arranger Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1922. Plate 28765.
Reissue - Wiesbaden-Leipzig-Paris, n.d.
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Misc. Notes In this arrangement the passage work is in the right hand. Larry Sitsky (2009, p. 282) has referred to it as the "upside-down" prelude. The score was extracted from Part 5 of Busoni's Klavierübung and compressed from 2.5 pages to 2 pages with Photoshop. In this process plate numbers and page numbers were removed.
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Prelude in E minor (No.4)

For Strings (Gardner)

 Complete Score and Parts
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Arranger Herbert Straus Gardner
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Misc. Notes Simplified for student string ensembles.
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⇒ 5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Herbert Straus Gardner
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Misc. Notes Version lengthened with added cello solo
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For Strings (Stitt)

⇒ 4 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos

Arranger Joshua Robert Stitt (b. 1986)
Publisher. Info. Joshua Robert Stitt, 2017.
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Gruenberg)
See: String Quartet Album, Vol.1
For Bassoon and Piano (Goodman)
Arranger Roe William Goodman (b. 1938)
Publisher. Info. Roe William Goodman
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For Violin and Piano (Schulz)
Arranger August Schulz (1837–1909)
Publisher. Info. Chopin, Verschiedene Werke (Various Compositions)
Braunschweig: Litolff, No.1065.1181, n.d.(ca.1860).
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For 10 String Guitar (León Egea)
Arranger Ramón León Egea (b. 1975)
Publisher. Info. Ramón León Egea, 2024.
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For Guitar (Jokela)

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For Guitar (Tárrega)

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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
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For Organ (Liszt)

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Arranger Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
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Prelude in B minor (No.6)

For Cello and Piano (Goltermann)
Arranger Georg Goltermann (1824–1898)
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For Guitar (Llobet)
Arranger Miguel Llobet (1878–1938)
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Prelude in A major (No.7)

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Arranger Piotr Maszyński (1855–1934)
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For Narrator and Piano (Burmeister)
Arranger Richard Burmeister (1860–1944)
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For Cello or Violin and Piano (Waghalter)
Arranger Henryk Waghalter (1869–1958)
Publisher. Info. Les Perles du Violoniste Level 1 No.1
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For Guitar (Tárrega)
Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
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Prelude in E major (No.9)

For Organ (Jagłowski)

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Prelude in B major (No.11)

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Prelude in F♯ major (No.13)

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Arranger Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
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For Violin and Piano (Schulz)
Arranger August Schulz (1837–1909)
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Prelude in E♭ minor (No.14)

For Organ (Gouin)

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Prelude in D♭ major (No.15) (Raindrop)

For Cello and Strings (Choe)

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For Strings (Choe)

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For Violin and Piano (Schulz)
Arranger August Schulz (1837–1909)
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For Violin and Piano (Matthews)
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For Cello and Piano (Franchomme)

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For Cello and Piano (Sieveking)
Arranger Martinus Sieveking (1867–1950)
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For Guitar (Tárrega)
Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
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Prelude in A♭ major (No.17)

For Salon Orchestra (Weninger)
Arranger Leopold Weninger (1879–1940)
Publisher. Info. Lyra, No.3380
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Prelude in C minor (No.20)

For Flute, Clarinet and Strings (Díaz)

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For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Meredith)

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For 4 Cellos and Double Bass (ad lib.) (Ray)

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For Organ (Best)
Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)
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Prelude in B♭ major (No.21)

For Violin (or Cello) and Piano
Arranger Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld (1837–1914)
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Prelude in D minor (No.24)

For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano (Sauter)

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Work Title Preludes
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 24 Préludes op. 28; 前奏曲; Preludia op. 28; 24 Preludes op. 28; Preludios; [6 more...]Preludit; Chopins 24 Preludier; 24 Preludi op. 28; 24 Preludis op. 28; Preludia; 24 preludier, opus 28
Name Aliases Préludes; Preludios Op 28; Preludios de chopin; Largo; Preludios Op. 28; [10 more...]Largo de Chopin; Chopin: Preludit; Preludes chopin; Preludi op. 28; Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 28; 24 preludier, op. 28; Chopins preludier; 24 preludium, opus 28; 24 preludium, op. 28; Chopins 24 Preludier (Opus 28)
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 195806068; LCCN: n81085483; GND: 300037678; SUDOC: 027083853; BNF: 14789603f
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.28 ; C.166-189
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFC 94
Key Uses all major and minor keys
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 24 preludes:
1. Agitato (C major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
2. Lento (A minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
3. Vivace (G major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
4. Largo (E minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
5. Molto allegro (D major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
6. Lento assai (B minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
7. Andantino (A major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
8. Molto agitato (F-sharp minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
9. Largo (E major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
10. Molto allegro (C-sharp minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
11. Vivace (B major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
12. Presto (G-sharp minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
13. Lento (F-sharp major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
14. Allegro (E-flat minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
15. Sostenuto (D-flat major), 'Raindrop' Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
16. Presto con fuoco (B-flat minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
17. Allegretto (A-flat major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
18. Molto allegro (F minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
19. Vivace (E-flat major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
20. Largo (C minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
21. Cantabile (B-flat major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
22. Molto agitato (G minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
23. Moderato (F major) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
24. Allegro appassionato (D minor) Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina ; All Music Guide
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1838-39
First Publication. 1839
Dedication Camille Pleyel (1788–1855), French edition
Joseph Christoph Kessler (1800–1872), German edition
Average DurationAvg. Duration 35 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Related Works Pieces based on Preludes, Op.28
Discography All Music Guide All
External Links Wikipedia article
Wikipedia article (in French) (article about Op.28 specifically, not all 26 preludes)

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List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire
Piano Music by Frédéric Chopin
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