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Prelude No. 3 is a "grand, toccata-like work" with free material that "alternates with a polyphonic texture in which a subject and recurring countersubject are treated throughout."<ref>Seaton, Douglass. ''The Mendelssohn Companion,''London: Greenwood Press, 2001, p.637.</ref> | |||
The fugue was originally written in 1833 and revised for Op. 37. The structure of it is similar to the other two fugues.<ref>Seaton, Douglass. ''The Mendelssohn Companion,''London: Greenwood Press, 2001, p.637.</ref> | |||
==Registration and Organs== | ==Registration and Organs== | ||
The dynamic marking is forte and registration should be selected accordingly. | |||
==Fingering and Pedaling== | ==Fingering and Pedaling== | ||
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==Tempo and Meter== | ==Tempo and Meter== | ||
Prelude = Allegro | |||
==Scores and Editions== | ==Scores and Editions== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:37, 27 February 2015
Background
Prelude No. 3 is a "grand, toccata-like work" with free material that "alternates with a polyphonic texture in which a subject and recurring countersubject are treated throughout."[1]
The fugue was originally written in 1833 and revised for Op. 37. The structure of it is similar to the other two fugues.[2]
Registration and Organs
The dynamic marking is forte and registration should be selected accordingly.
Fingering and Pedaling
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Articulation and Phrasing
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Ornamentation
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Tempo and Meter
Prelude = Allegro
Scores and Editions
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Recordings
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Notes
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