Inspired by Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Chopin wrote a set of 24 preludes for piano each in a different major or minor key. This prelude in E minor features a slow melancholy melody in the right hand over repeated quaver chords in the left hand with a descending feel which seems to give the impression of fading away. This is one of Chopin's most famous preludes: it has featured in many film and television soundtracks and Chopin requested the work to be played at his own funeral. The complete set of piano preludes by Chopin is available from Sheet Music Plus (US) or The Music Room (UK).
The audio controls below allow you to play the mp3 version of Chopin's Prelude Op.28 No. 4 for piano or you can download the MP3 file. You can also download the midi version of Chopin's Prelude Op.28 No. 4 for piano.
The image below is the first page of the sheet music, and here you can download the full sheet music for Chopin's Prelude Op.28 No. 4 for piano in PDF format.
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