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==Composer==
attributed to [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]
[[Johann Sebastian Bach]]
 
==Background==
Collection of short Preludes and Fugues for manuals and pedals, especially useful for beginners. Each employs a different style and set of techniques that are useful for learning basics of style and technique without the commitment of a long prelude or fugue, but with the advantage of being musically pleasing to player and listener alike.
 
The authorship of these pieces is highly disputed. There are no autograph copies of the manuscript (i.e., none of the originals are in Bach's handwriting), and though many of the techniques and styles are like other works of JS Bach, some of the pieces use techniques that are rarely found in his other works.<ref>Williams, Peter. *The Organ Music of J. S. Bach, 2nd ed, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003), 141-42. </ref>
 
Regardless of whether they were written by JS Bach, or were inspired by his style, the Eight Short Preludes and Fugues stand as a delightful entry into late baroque style and to the organ in general.
 
For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Short_Preludes_and_Fugues Wikipedia Article].


==The Preludes and Fugues==
==The Preludes and Fugues==
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| 553 || [[Prelude and Fugue in C Major]]
| 553 || [[Prelude and Fugue in C Major (BWV 553)|Prelude and Fugue in C Major]]
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| 554 || [[Prelude and Fugue in d minor]]
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| 555 || [[Prelude and Fugue in e minor]]  
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| 556 || [[Prelude and Fugue in F Major]]
| 554 || [[Prelude and Fugue in D Minor (BWV 554)|Prelude and Fugue in D Minor]]
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| 557 || [[Prelude and Fugue in G Major]]
| 555 || [[Prelude and Fugue in E Minor (BWV 555)|Prelude and Fugue in E Minor]]  
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| 558 || [[Prelude and Fugue in g minor]]
| 556 || [[Prelude and Fugue in F Major (BWV 556)|Prelude and Fugue in F Major]]
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| 559 || [[Prelude and Fugue in a minor]]
| 557 || [[Prelude and Fugue in G Major (BWV 557)|Prelude and Fugue in G Major]]
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| 560 || [[Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major]]
| 558 || [[Prelude and Fugue in G Minor (BWV 558)|Prelude and Fugue in G Minor]]
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| 559 || [[Prelude and Fugue in A Minor (BWV 559)|Prelude and Fugue in A Minor]]
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| 560 || [[Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major (BWV 560)|Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major]]
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=General Perspectives on Performing These Organ Works=
==Background and General Perspectives==
Collection of short Preludes and Fugues for manuals and pedals, especially useful for beginners. Each employs a different style and set of techniques that are useful for learning basics of style and technique without the commitment of a long prelude or fugue, but with the advantage of being musically pleasing to player and listener alike.


==Registration/Organs==
The authorship of these pieces is highly disputed. There are no autograph copies of the manuscript (i.e., none of the originals are in Bach's handwriting), and though many of the techniques and styles are like other works of JS Bach, some of the pieces use techniques that are rarely found in his other works.<ref>Williams, Peter. ''The Organ Music of J. S. Bach,'' 2nd ed., (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003), 141-42.</ref>)


==Fingering and Pedaling==
Regardless of whether they were written by JS Bach, or were inspired by his style, the Eight Short Preludes and Fugues stand as a delightful entry into late baroque style and to the organ in general.


==Articulation and Phrasing==
For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Short_Preludes_and_Fugues Wikipedia Article].
 
==Ornamentation==
 
==Tempo and Meter==


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:44, 28 March 2012

attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach

The Preludes and Fugues

Click to sort by BWV number or Title
BWV Title
553 Prelude and Fugue in C Major
554 Prelude and Fugue in D Minor
555 Prelude and Fugue in E Minor
556 Prelude and Fugue in F Major
557 Prelude and Fugue in G Major
558 Prelude and Fugue in G Minor
559 Prelude and Fugue in A Minor
560 Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major

Background and General Perspectives

Collection of short Preludes and Fugues for manuals and pedals, especially useful for beginners. Each employs a different style and set of techniques that are useful for learning basics of style and technique without the commitment of a long prelude or fugue, but with the advantage of being musically pleasing to player and listener alike.

The authorship of these pieces is highly disputed. There are no autograph copies of the manuscript (i.e., none of the originals are in Bach's handwriting), and though many of the techniques and styles are like other works of JS Bach, some of the pieces use techniques that are rarely found in his other works.[1])

Regardless of whether they were written by JS Bach, or were inspired by his style, the Eight Short Preludes and Fugues stand as a delightful entry into late baroque style and to the organ in general.

For details, see the Wikipedia Article.

Notes

  1. ↑ Williams, Peter. The Organ Music of J. S. Bach, 2nd ed., (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003), 141-42.

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