Decoding 'Could It Be Magic': Barry Manilow's Symphony of Melody and Chopin's Prelude 20

The song is called could it be magic and was composed by Barry Manilow. It was released in the year 1971 and was a major hit. It was initially developed by a group called Featherbed in which Barry was a member and was produced by Tony Orlando. However, this group release was not received well by the public and was not successful in the charts. It was later on redeveloped as a solo whereby Barry Manilow recorded it.  It became of Barry’s first hits. The song is based on a melodic as well as a chord progression by Fredric Chopin. It was a prelude in C minor. It was known as the Prelude Op. 28, No. 20 (Manilow, 2011).

The prelude 20 by Chopin is one of the most common preludes by Chopin, and this is because it is very easy to learn. It is also slow and shorts and thus ads to the ease in which a person can learn and master it. It is a prelude made up of big chords which sometimes can be made up of more five notes. It is as a result of the use of big chords that the prelude has a slow and dramatic feel. The dramatic fell coupled with its slowness makes it have a marching like sound. It is most of the time referred to as the funeral march and this credited to its feel (Allysia, 2017).

 The harmonies within the prelude are quite straightforward. It is for this reason that this prelude appeals to many people than the other preludes. The prelude is commonly known as the chord prelude, and this is credited by how

 it is straightforward (Allysia, 2017).

The video represents the song could it be magic by Barry Manilow. The song begins with the prelude in the key of C major. The use of the prelude to this song is very effective in capturing people’s attention. The prelude is straightforward and has a dramatic feel which appeals to many people and can attract the attention of people. It has been effectively used in the song to captivating listeners into hearing the song (Manilow, 2011).

Fredric Chopin wrote all the preludes. They are twenty of them because there are twelve keys in a piano and each has both a major and a minor. They were developed for the solo piano, and the pieces are short.  They were originally published in the year 1938. They are preludes meaning that they are described as pieces used for the introduction. However, Chopin developed them in a manner that they are units that are self-contained. Each of the preludes is different from each other regarding arrangement and are each meant to elicit a different feel, emotion or idea.at the time the term improvisation was very popular, but he gave it new meaning by providing the aspect of preluding. Chopin u8sed is single opus to challenge the perception of the world associated with small forms of music (Allysia, 2017).

 The prelude 20 has a largo tempo marking and was developed in the key of C minor. It is commonly known as the chord prelude and has been used by many such as Barry Manilow as introductions to their songs. Barry, as used this prelude effectively to introduce his song and it is effective in attracting the attention of listeners (Manilow, 2011).