Chopin - Prelude No. 15 in D-flat major, Raindrop

[ssblakey]

Been in alot of films diary of the dead , face/off etc

[jonasjun1]

@ssblakey -.-

[adamisajoker]

Wasn't this in a halo commercial?

[ternak001]

Frustration

[zeldachaosbby]

We were told today that this was our GCSE music study for a few weeks. We listened to it, nobody spoke. My teacher was overwhelmed by us. The piece had moved the whole of our class to silence. Such a beautiful piece, newly become my all time favourite. Just astounding.

[Lozawilson101]

Ooh i love that Em chord at 2:18!

[kittylitter5000]

Believe.

[davemorphine]

my crappy headphones are buzzingggg

[panzrocks123]

was in my music mock today, was lucky that this was the song we had to do the ten mark question on as it's my favourite one of the lot!

[Deeetss]

Slow the fuck down... you took one of the best examples of conflict/resolution and turned it into diarrhea.

[TheCaesar247]

The second best piece of music GCSE

[MrRatedrockstar95]

Sitting in class doing coursework on this piece whilst it is raining love it <3

[Devialx10]

Like if Halo Believe sent you here.

[black39gold]

What we need, is a Metallica cover.

[UjasenkoU]

@black39gold

Bull's Eye !

[redchris93]

@black39gold Oh, God no. Metallica was once good, but in their current state would defile this beautiful piece of work. Chopin has been around for hundreds of years. You can't fuck with music that old.

[JarakLivings]

@black39gold agreed..

[xxc999]

u guys who keep on about tempo - its rubato (free tempo) so let the guy play it at the speed he wants to play it at/thinks it should be played at

[tacopower24]

can't stop listening to this...I don't know why...

[Nathproductions]

KCl ftw

[xxc999]

@Nathproductions potassium chlorate is KClO3

[Nathproductions]

@xxc999 thanks >.<

[LAmileycyrusLA]

have to write an essay on this for my igcse :'( beautiful piece though

[1954moose]

best composer ever

[grayiceotopon]

artist over pianist

[tldragonking]

believe

[maxscott94]

This song was meant to emulate an actual rain storm. starting with the gentle small drops, proceeding to loud thunder, and exiting softly

[1hightoy]

Awesomeness :D

[123papafrita]

I got an amazing "A" in music for having played this for my solo performance .. so thank you chopin!!!

[BridgetteVedant]

OMG I'm so amazed by both the artist and the pianist... they're truly geniuses to compose it and be able to perform it perfectly like this

:O

[dekuscrubbyfan888]

@BridgetteVedant Just pianist, this piece is hundreds of years old.

[BridgetteVedant]

@dekuscrubbyfan888

I certainly don't understand what you're talking about here. If Chopin didn't composed this then how would the pianist be able to play such a beautiful piece of music??

[Nodocchi2]

This piece starts off hopeful and naïve, but takes a turn when the minor chords reveal a deeper truth. This song softly cries before the persistent notes and strong chords interrupt with a resentful yearning. It ends with a calm acceptance.

[imagineaboringlife]

@Nodocchi2 LOL you got that from piano.about.com you big cheater

[ElenaZaninetti94]

like if youre failing tomorrow!

[Donkey3484]

I don't know about everyone else, but Tuesday for me and my class is just gonna be crazy :P. Wondering why i took it now, we only have nine in our class and not the greatest of teachers :S

Good Luck everyone! :D

[ADSamer]

Im soo fucking skared for TUESDAY >.<

[TheLOLROFLMAOMG]

i had to stop listening to this song because the galactic police came along and said it was causing a disturbance in the force :/

[10110110100011011001]

Truely the best choice for the "halo 3 Believe" trailer

[TheLOLROFLMAOMG]

bangin' tune

[Foxtrot323]

BELIEVE

[LiveLifeOffTheWallKD]

I love this so much :)

[michaelcousinsmusic]

music gcse???

[xWxExSxTxYx]

@michaelcousinsmusic win :)

[LizardQueen69]

@michaelcousinsmusic god yes and im doing rag desh next :(

[556sara]

@michaelcousinsmusic yes im doing this also on my IGCSE jajaja

[BlazzingSaber]

This piece starts off hopeful and naïve, but takes a turn when the minor chords reveal a deeper truth. This song softly cries before the persistent notes and strong chords interrupt with a resentful yearning. It ends with a calm acceptance.

-Pianoaboutcom

[penguinslayer117]

@BlazzingSaber Well Said. I'm usually not one to brag but that in a way explains my entire life. =)

[Cat13145]

HALO 3333333

[ThePianogirl91]

my opinion:

in the beginning, it's a gentle rain storm... then the middle goes into the thunder, lightning, big stormish type of thing. that one has a right to be faster.

But the beginning and end? too fast in my opinion... this is coming from a seasoned piano player

[WAYTooChipper]

@ThePianogirl91 Agreed. It should be slower around the beginning and end, and get slowly more agitated towards the beginning until you get to the octaves in the left hand.

[MrOrganist007]

Rainstorm!!! :-)

[ParabolaTool]

Why is it so fast?

[Signeization]

I just love it... I'm obsessed. Oh and I can't wait until I can play it properly finally....

[KutiPye11]

this piece is sooo hard to play! youd need hands about the size of the piano itself to play it properly :')

nah, thats exaggerating. it requires an octave+1 stretch (but with a variety of notes inbetween which makes it even harder to reach. i can just about manage lol (:

[azncommie97]

@KutiPye11 yeah that first part was exaggerating, but there's still this section of 10 or so measures where the notes and ledger lines are so dense that it's nearly impossible to distinguish them from the staff 0-0

[therandomman2]

@KutiPye11 I kind of agree, there is really only one chord that just gets you. If you can use the right hand for these chords when you can

[RobertTheRobot1]

@KutiPye11 Just cause the notes are written in the base clef doesn't mean you have to play them with your left hand, i can play this, and if there is a not that is really high on bass and one really low then i play the high one with my right hand :P

[ryanw0802]

i gotta do this for my gcse

[RobertTheRobot1]

@ryanw0802 Same!

[TLaitharex]

It sounds almost angry at times.

[GolgothanWarrior]

@TLaitharex Well, you have to understand Chopin was facing Leukemia at the time. He and his lover, George Sand (a female author of romantic novels) went away due to his health. As the weather became increasingly more ominous, the landlord who rented the place Chopin was staying in feared infection, as little was known about Leukemia at that time. They quickly found a monestary to take them in. Rain fell heavily outside and it, and the subsequent events of his travels, led to what we hear now

[TLaitharex]

@GolgothanWarrior I see. Thank you for the information, friend.

[Norskgottfar]

@TLaitharex And that. . .is the "moody" or "somber" sound of Chopin that I so love! Pretty much anything that he wrote in a minor key (or major for prelude #15) is the reason why I love his works as well as Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff for that matter.

[NatalieClaireMusic]

@TLaitharex he would be, he wrote it whilst he had TB.. "/ ... he died shortly afterwards =( x

[Czubinski2009]

@TLaitharex It is because as Chopin was playing this, it was rainy, and when it rains, it first come down slowly (the beginning) The rain goes faster and faster (the middle) and then at the end the rain is dying down

[giovincent]

i've heard this melody in the film of akira kurosawa DREAMS over vincent van gogh's story and became eager to listen this beutiful melody again...it is fantastic

[MillsXia]

@giovincent I came here for the same reason.

[bishai]

@giovincent Lovely, isn't it. Hugo Drax also plays this in the 1979 James Bond film, "Moonraker"...

[blueberr1]

I have this melody stuck in my head almost every day... It is just so catchy.. I love Chopin's melodies.

[Fusionscope]

About 1:40 in is how I feel this very moment.