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Chopin Prelude Keyscapes

This page shows keyscapes for all of Chopin's preludes. Click on each keyscape plot to view a larger version. Below is the key to color mapping for the plots. Major keys are the brighter row in the legend, and minor keys are the darker row. Click here to view the same plots using a color mapping relative to the function of the tonic key of each movement.

Preludes, op. 28
No. 1 Agitato
(score) (kern) (midi)
C major
No. 2 Lento
(score) (kern) (midi)
A minor
No. 3 Vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
G major
No. 4 Largo
(score) (kern) (midi)
E minor
No. 5 Allegro molto
(score) (kern) (midi)
D major
No. 6 Lento assai
(score) (kern) (midi)
B minor
No. 7 Andantino
(score) (kern) (midi)
A major
No. 8 Molto agitato
(score) (kern) (midi)
F♯ minor
No. 9 Largo
(score) (kern) (midi)
E major
No. 10 Allegro molto
(score) (kern) (midi)
C♯ minor
No. 11 Vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
B major
No. 12 Presto
(score) (kern) (midi)
G♯ minor
No. 13 Lento con grand' espressione
(score) (kern) (midi)
F♯ major
No. 14 Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ minor
No. 15 Sostenuto
(score) (kern) (midi)
D♭ major
No. 16 Presto con fuoco
(score) (kern) (midi)
B♭ minor
No. 17 Allegretto
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ major
No. 18 Allegro molto
(score) (kern) (midi)
F minor
No. 19 Vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major
No. 20 Largo
(score) (kern) (midi)
C minor
No. 21 Cantabile
(score) (kern) (midi)
B♭ major
No. 22 Molto agitato
(score) (kern) (midi)
G minor
No. 23 Moderato
(score) (kern) (midi)
F major
No. 24 Allegro appassionato
(score) (kern) (midi)
D minor
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