Analysis of c sharp minor fugue from bach s welltempered clavier, book i duration. But as you will see in our analysis, there are only 22 complete subjects. Lossless files are 96 khz24bit, compressed with flac. Analysis of bach s fugue bwv 847 in c minor wtc i jose rodriguez alvira 2011 jose rodriguez alvira. One might also compare the fugue to wtc book 1 fugue b major, or in a wider sense, to the gratias agimus of jsbs mass in b minor. Prelude and fugue in g minor, bwv 861 bach, johann. Johann sebastian bachs well tempered clavier posts facebook. Analysis of bach s fugue bwv 846 in c major wtc book 1. This comprehensive, indepth work book on bach s welltempered clavier should be part of every pianists, piano teachers, and advanced piano amateurs library. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of the prelude and the fugue. It serves as an introduction insofar as it presents the motive the broken chord and establishes the key c major.
Fugue no 22 in bflat minor, bwv 867 five voices the well. Ranking of difficulty of well tempered clavier preludes. The c major prelude from bach s welltempered clavier, book i, william drabkin, music analysis, vol. I finally finished my parts on the wtc 1 eb major pf. A4 pages, 600 dpi scan with stamp added showing the printed source. Bachs fugue in g minor, wtc book i essay 841 words. Dec 04, 2016 richard atkinson analyzes the amazing counterpoint of the d major fugue from the welltempered clavier, book ii, by j. I need some help analyzing the prelude in c maj from bachs wtc book 2. The haunting fivevoice fugue in bflat minor has several characteristics which are notable. This comprehensive, indepth work book on bachs welltempered clavier. This comprehensive, indepth work book on bachs welltempered clavier should be part of every pianists, piano teachers, and advanced piano amateurs library. Wtc, book 1 bach digital gerus music scrolling library.
Johann sebastian bach welltempered clavier, book 1. Prelude and fugue in g minor, bwv 861 bach, johann sebastian. How is this rationalized in schenkers formal analysis. Each part consists of twentyfour preludes and fugues, one prelude and one fugue in each of the twelve major and minor keys. Analysis of bachs fugue bwv 847 in c minor wtc i jose rodriguez alvira 2011 jose rodriguez alvira. The website is interactive and provides an introduction to the wtc, scores and analysis, and it covers three fully recorded versions of wtc book 1. Im not nearly gifted enough to play all these pieces, but i love muddling through a small selection and testing my brains musical boundaries which are far too narrow, im the first to admit. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed. Second, the theme features a dramatic and expressive leap of a minor 9th the big jump upwards between the 2nd and 3rd notes. Anyway, the reason i am writing is because i have some questions about the analysis and was hoping for some help.
An important feature of the fugue is its two pedal points bars 61 to 65, and 76 to 82. Jan 25, 2007 i need some help analyzing the prelude in c maj from bach s wtc book 2. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, composed for solo keyboard by johann sebastian bach. The 14 notes long subject is said to be related to bach s name. This course provides an indepth analysis of this remarkable prelude and. From all the works written in the baroque era, no other work has been so wellcherished, frequently performed and. The theme is such a round and wonderful phrase, which has some parallels to bwv 545. It is the fourth prelude and fugue in the first book of the welltempered clavier, a series of 48 preludes and fugues by the composer. Richard atkinson analyzes the amazing counterpoint of the d major fugue from the welltempered clavier, book ii, by j. The two major primary sources for this collection of preludes and fugues are the london original lo manuscript, dated between 1739 and 1742, with scribes including bach, his wife anna magdalena and his oldest son wilhelm friedeman, which is the basis for version a of wtc ii, and for version b, that is the version published by the 19th. This is a fair use educational commentary that uses a performance. If you want a more detailed discussionanalysis of this piece, you could look at. Alvira and sandin, analysis of bachs g minor fugue bwv 861 references. Fugue no 22 in bflat minor, bwv 867 five voices the.
The double fugue exhibits some of js bachs most radical voicings in book 1. Analysis of c sharp minor fugue from bachs welltempered clavier, book i duration. Bach the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869. Welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv846869 various arrangements play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Not surprisingly, the emphasis was on the prelude, which is quite a complex entity. The c major prelude from bachs welltempered clavier, book i, william drabkin, music analysis, vol. The subjects of the double fugue are derived from brief motives that occur in the prelude. Incidentally, this subject is an example of double dotting or. Join the pianotv mailing list today to receive exclusive updates and a free ebook. Analysis of bach fugue bwv 846 in c major wtc book 1. Here is the beginning of bwv 545, an organ work, which is an interesting comparison.
A proper analysis of js bachs welltempered clavier is therefore simply a. In the absense of additional fugal devices such as subject variation or countersubjects, bach develops the narrative from the most natural tension available in a fugue. Then have a look at the two books and do the cmaj, amin, gmaj, emin, fmaj, dmin and so on. Volume i deals with the preludes and fugues wtc i, nos. Prelude and fugue in f minor from welltempered clavier book. The double fugue exhibits some of js bach s most radical voicings in book 1. The prelude and fugue in csharp minor, bwv 849, is a pair of keyboard compositions by johann sebastian bach. It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largestscale and mostinfluential undertaking for. The best known of bachs clavier works is the famous set of preludes and fugues called the welltempered clavier. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed comments.
The key challenge to play the prelude is that it has a three part architecture, the actual prelude section bars 1 10, a fugato bars 11 24 and a double fugue. One needs to click on the piano, in order to get to the performances on organ. There are many ways you can support the school of music at nau, including monetary giving that helps us keep our music programs strong. Id start with the preludes in the keys you are familiar with. Prelude and fugue in csharp minor, bwv 849 wikipedia. Analysis of bachs fugue bwv 846 in c major wtc i teoria. If you want a more detailed discussion analysis of this piece, you could look at. Complete score of the welltempered clavier, book 1, by johann sebastian bach open welltempered clavier project. As a quintessential baroque fugue, bachs d major fugue from book 1 of the welltempered clavier will make for suitable illustration of how to analyze a fugue. In the same bar, alto and bass exhibit parallel octaves bar 39 beat 3, bar 40 beat 1 and 4. A fugue of unusual construction, in the few entries of the subject, and the very large proportion of episode. First, it is one of the rare fugues with five voices there are two in book 1 of the welltempered clavier, and none in book 2.
Johann sebastian bachs well tempered clavier posts. Lossy files have been converted with lame, mp3 vbr v0. In a conventional baroque fugue, the subject is first stated by itself. Bachs welltempered clavier indepth analysis and interpretation siglind bruhn. The 8th pfpair of book 1 is unusual in the sense that prelude and fugue are notated in different keys. For another example of bachs programmatic numerology, see the final fugue of the welltempered clavier, no. The fortyeight preludes and fugues that make up the two books of the welltempered clavier were compiled at two different timesthe first book in 1722 while bach was in kothen and in 1742 in leipzig.
From all the works written in the baroque era, no other work has been so wellcherished, frequently performed and thoroughly studied than this work of bach s. The 14 notes long subject is said to be related to bachs name. For another example of bach s programmatic numerology, see the final fugue of the welltempered clavier, no. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. As you watch, youll see that bach uses stretto more and more, which heightens the tension of the piece. Dublin ant edinburgh, and professor of music in university of dublin, uted by b. The welltempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the welltempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. A general introduction covers topics like the origins of the wtc, the welltempered scale, the clavier at bachs time, the history of the prelude, and the background of fugue composition. Are there any websitesother resources available that will be useful for me.
A4 pages, 600 dpi scan with stamp added showing the printed source and a digital table of contents built by the uploader. A piano version played by david korevaar, a harpsichord version played by edward parmenti. Preludes and fugues the welltempered clavier, by j. He composed it in coethen in 1722, sometimes using in the. The well tempered clavier wohltemperierte klavier, henceforth wtc is the name bach gave to a collection of 24 couples of preludes and fugues in major and minor on all the 12 tones of the octave. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivatives 4. The c major prelude from book 1 the first one is probably the easiest for a beginner its actually one of the harder ones to do really well. The prelude is steadily and earnestly flowing, producing a polyphonic aria of rare beauty, similar to what js bach has achieved in book 1 prelude f. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of. In bach s time clavier was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either the modern german spelling for the collection is. Richard atkinson analyzes the amazing counterpoint in the astonishingly complex csharp minor fugue from book i of bachs welltempered. He first gave the title to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, dated 1722, composed for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the.
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