Johann Sebastian Bach - Nineteen Little Preludes With Online Audio of Performances (Schirmer Performance Editions)

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• ISBN13: 9781423483076
• ISBN10: 1423483073
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2012-02-01
• Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.

Summary

A great master of the organ and the harpsichord, improviser, cantor and Kapellmeister, in addition to devoted family man, Johann Sebastian Bach also expanded his professional responsibilities in the area of education. Throughout his long musical career, he gavekeyboard and composition lessons to his own children and other students. A strong emphasis in well-rounded musicianship was the staple of his keyboard instruction. When the student showed signs of boredom, Bach would spontaneously turn short musical ideas into"beautiful and expressive works of art." The improvisational character of the prelude, with its perpetual motivic structure rooted in achordal foundation, provided Bach with an ideal vehicle for such spontaneous explorations. This edition contains very detailed commentary on Baroque ornamentation and performance practices as well as an excellent recording that provides an example of the expressive possibilities of these miniatures. Late Intermediate level.