Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 · piano sheet music & MIDI file
The Raindrop Prelude as a free MIDI file: watch the repeated A-flat cross the preview, then take the 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.
One single note repeats through the entire MIDI file: the A-flat that earned Prelude No. 15 its nickname. George Sand told of Chopin composing it in Majorca on a rainy night, sick with worry waiting for her; he hated the story, but it fits the music too well to ever go away.
The piece lives in two worlds. A luminous D-flat lullaby, then a central episode in C-sharp minor where the raindrop becomes a bell and the accompaniment a dark march. Same note, two faces. As an intermediate piece it's ideal for working on sound: keeping a repetition alive, never mechanical.
What you'll be working on
- Repeating one note while making it breathe (the piece's whole subject)
- The D-flat melody floating over the ostinato
- The middle section: dark octaves, crescendos in waves
- Changing fingers on the repeated note to stay fresh
Playing Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 on piano with Pianovera
The raindrop crosses Pianovera's screen as a fixed column of falling notes, mesmerizing to watch. Loop the transition into the minor episode: that's where everyone stumbles during the first week.
Open Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in Pianovera: notes fall toward the keyboard, each hand gets its color, and Wait mode is there if you're starting out.
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Two files are waiting for you: the Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 piano MIDI file (14 KB, opens in Pianovera or any MIDI player) and the Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 piano sheet music PDF (357 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 Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 hard to play on piano?
We rate it intermediate: 1518 notes over 4:27, spanning E1 to A#5, with sustain pedal marks. The first thing to work on: repeating one note while making it breathe (the piece's whole subject).
Where can I get the sheet music for Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No. 15?
Right on this page: the "View the sheet music" button opens the PDF (357 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 Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 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.