The complete Stretti in which all the voices take part are in Bars 14-15, 16-18, and 19-21. So Im analyzing the harmony in Bachs C major Prelude from the Well Tempered Clavier, and it all goes smoothly until I reach this chord: Now, most editions I see of this Prelude dont have this chord in it. The Stretti at Bar 7, Bar 10, and at Bars 24-25 are incomplete, because all the voices to not take part in them.
īars 14-15: Subject in Alto, resumed at once in C major .īars 14-15: Answer (incomplete) in Tenor, in Stretto .īars 15-16: Answer (incomplete) in Treble, concluding the first complete Stretto .īars 17-19: Subject in Bass, concluding the second complete Stretto. BWV 932 Prelude in E minor (incomplete possibly by W.F.
MODULATORY SECTION:īars 10-12: Answer in Alto, in Stretto with the previous entry in the Bass .īars 12-13: Subject in Tenor. īars 7-8: Answer in Tenor, in Stretto with the previous entry in Treble .īars 10-12: Subject in Bass . Its form is evidently an artistically matured version of a familiar type of extemporaneous preludizing by the use of a chain of Chords. The texture of the whole Prelude is homogeneous. The Harmony changes with exception at every bar.ĭignity and solidity are secured by the sostenuto figure in the Bass part.
Bach prelude in c major series#
This Prelude consists, mainly of a simple series of chords, expressed by a constant reiteration of the characteristic figure (seen in the two measures above) which is repeated twice in every bar until the close, when it is expanded for variety into a freer and wider-ranging Arpeggio. Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude in C Major Prlude en Do Majeur (BWC 846) 1080p60 HD.Description Franais English:Le premier livre a t compil en 1722. So we all know that Bach’s music is proper maths-y. And now you can see exactly how beautiful it really is. Bach’s Prelude in C major from the first Well Tempered Clavier volume is a gem of mathematical beauty. Dominant Pedal from Bars 24-31, followed by a Tonic Pedal from Bars 32-35. This visualisation of a Bach prelude lets you see just how clever the piece really is. Ends with Cadence in the key of the Tonic.īars 20-35: Period III. Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude in C Major Prélude en Do Majeur (BWC 846) 1080p60 HD.Description Français English:Le premier livre a été compilé en 1722. Starting in the Dominant key, it gently returns begins to return to the Tonic key at Bar 17. Ends with Perfect Cadence in the key of the Dominant.īars 11-19: Period II. Bars 1-4 establish the key of C major and from Bar 5-9, it moves away from the key of the Dominant.
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