On The Missouri Prescribed Music List and Florida MPA List

By Frederic Chopin

Arranged by John May for Woodwind Quintet

Grade 3

Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4, by Frederic Chopin is one of his 24 Preludes. By Chopin's request, this piece was played at his own funeral, along with Mozart's Requiem.

If Ye Love Me, by Thomas Tallis, is an English Anthem that was first published in 1560, and perhaps composed circa 1549. It is based on John 14: 15-21.

This piece can serve as an introduction to your students of music from the Renaissance Period. The polyphony within forces students to listen and count.