The Well-Tempered Prelude And Fugue Analysis
The Well-tempered Prelude and Fugue Part 1 in G minor BWV 861
J.S. Bach
(1680-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was a great composer and performer, born in Eisenach Thuringia Germany. Future musicians praised him as ‘father of music’; throughout his life he had composed countless beautiful pieces, including the Brandenburg concertos, the Mass in B minor, The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book 1 & Book 2) etc. The Well-Tempered Clavier is considered to have a set of the Prelude and Fugue for each piece. They are based on 24 major and minor keys, the texture of the piece is mostly in polyphonic.
Special attention should be paid on the articulation of the piece. To get an effect, like the clavichord, it is commonly the semiquavers that should be play in …show more content…
He is one of the pioneers of Impressionist music; he uses enharmonic notes, non-traditional scales, and chromaticism, influencing a lot of others. He is made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1903. I am playing one of his later composed pieces called La plus que lente, word from word, translates into more than slow in English.
La plus que lente technically means the even slower waltz, which is composed in the year 1910. Despite its translation, this piece is not meant to be played in a slow tempo, the word "lente," is related to the content and genre, which Debussy is trying to emulate. The tempo of the piece is flexible and could be freely changed, however, in a sensible manner. The compositional technique is known for being eccentricities, as it has it’s a numerous amount of overlapping and unusual (cross rhythms) rhythms.
While playing the piece, special attention should be pay when playing the part with ‘Appassionato’ as the performance direction. As there are repetition of the parts, the first part should be played with a flow, however the second part, should be play in a shorter flow, faster and more powerful. Overall, this piece is a beautiful, unique, and expressive
J.S. Bach
(1680-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was a great composer and performer, born in Eisenach Thuringia Germany. Future musicians praised him as ‘father of music’; throughout his life he had composed countless beautiful pieces, including the Brandenburg concertos, the Mass in B minor, The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book 1 & Book 2) etc. The Well-Tempered Clavier is considered to have a set of the Prelude and Fugue for each piece. They are based on 24 major and minor keys, the texture of the piece is mostly in polyphonic.
Special attention should be paid on the articulation of the piece. To get an effect, like the clavichord, it is commonly the semiquavers that should be play in …show more content…
He is one of the pioneers of Impressionist music; he uses enharmonic notes, non-traditional scales, and chromaticism, influencing a lot of others. He is made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1903. I am playing one of his later composed pieces called La plus que lente, word from word, translates into more than slow in English.
La plus que lente technically means the even slower waltz, which is composed in the year 1910. Despite its translation, this piece is not meant to be played in a slow tempo, the word "lente," is related to the content and genre, which Debussy is trying to emulate. The tempo of the piece is flexible and could be freely changed, however, in a sensible manner. The compositional technique is known for being eccentricities, as it has it’s a numerous amount of overlapping and unusual (cross rhythms) rhythms.
While playing the piece, special attention should be pay when playing the part with ‘Appassionato’ as the performance direction. As there are repetition of the parts, the first part should be played with a flow, however the second part, should be play in a shorter flow, faster and more powerful. Overall, this piece is a beautiful, unique, and expressive