Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major · piano sheet music & MIDI file
Chopin's A major Prelude lasts 24 seconds: hear them in the preview, then download the free piano MIDI and the sheet music PDF.
Preview played right in your browser with the app's real piano (lightweight version). Inside Pianovera: full multi-layer sound, fingering display and Wait mode.
Sixteen bars, one phrase stated twice, and one of the most recognizable pieces in the repertoire: the whole MIDI holds 168 notes. This prelude is a mazurka in zero gravity: the Polish dance rhythm is there, but dreamed rather than danced, like a memory replaying itself.
Its brevity makes it ideal early Chopin, with one caveat: the next-to-last bar holds a wide chord that surprises everyone. It's the only real obstacle, and it rolls elegantly if your hand can't grab it whole. Everything else is a pure lesson in phrasing.
What you'll be working on
- An eight-bar phrase steered in a single breath
- The mazurka lilt, suggested, never stamped
- The famous wide chord of bar 12 (rolled if needed)
- Phrase endings placed, never dropped
Playing Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major on piano with Pianovera
Set a full-piece A·B loop in Pianovera and play it five times in a row in Wait mode: this piece polishes through short repetitions. Prepare the wide chord by watching it fall in the preview, fingers already open.
Open Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major in Pianovera: notes fall toward the keyboard, each hand gets its color, and Wait mode is there if you're starting out.
Try Pianovera for freeDownload the Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major MIDI and sheet music
Two files are waiting for you: the Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major piano MIDI file (2 KB, opens in Pianovera or any MIDI player) and the Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major piano sheet music PDF (308 KB, printable). Both come from the same engraving: what you read on the score is exactly what you hear in the preview.
The work itself is in the public domain, and this MIDI engraving was placed in the public domain by its typesetter on the Mutopia Project. Use it freely, videos included.
About this piece
Is Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major hard to play on piano?
We rate it beginner: 168 notes over 0:24, spanning A1 to C#6, with sustain pedal marks. The first thing to work on: an eight-bar phrase steered in a single breath.
Where can I get the sheet music for Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major?
Right on this page: the "View the sheet music" button opens the PDF (308 KB), engraved by the Mutopia Project from the same source as the MIDI file, Public domain license. View it, print it, keep it.
Is the Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major MIDI file really free?
Yes. Frédéric Chopin died more than 70 years ago, so the work (1839) is public domain. This MIDI engraving is public domain too: download it and use it freely, videos included.