Help with prelude c major sheet (bwv 846)

[ranniks]

I've marked in red what confuses me. In the video you can see he doesn't play the E at once with the higher E, so why is the lower E there in the sheet? It sounds horrible when I try to play it like that; the higher E and lower E at the same time after releasing the previous E.

My left hand goes: C (hold), E (hold)
My right hand: C chord (GCE) but at the upper E the sheet says I have to rehit the E I previously hit with my left hand.

Any ideas? Is the sheet wrong or does the bow just mean I have to keep holding the E? Also, above the sheet it says Allegro (note = 112), what in the world does that mean?

In case you are wondering why my teacher didn't explain; he gave me the sheet at the end of the lesson telling me we would look at it at the next lesson, but I may try to play with it if I wish. So being the curious me, I go right ahead.

[brogers70]

You just hold the E. You are correct; that's what the tie means.

[j_menz]

Tied E as brogers70 says.

Allegro means "lively"  the note=112 is advice as to what to set your metronome to when it's at the right speed. Ignore it. Bach never used a metronome.

[ranniks]

It makes sense now; when I tried playing the upper E in combination with the rehit lower E it sounded really odd. It simplifies the piece now.

I don't use a metronome btw. Not sure if I will ever need to either.

Many thanks!

[hfmadopter]

It makes sense now; when I tried playing the upper E in combination with the rehit lower E it sounded really odd. It simplifies the piece now.

I don't use a metronome btw. Not sure if I will ever need to either.

Many thanks!

Metronomes are good for setting a suggested tempo. IMO, that doesn't mean there is a law stating that you need to play at that tempo ! I don't know where my metronome is, I own/owned one but I have no clue where it might be hiding after all these years. When I had it out next to my piano many years ago I rarely used it and then I settled into never using it. I call my wife the bag lady because she has a way of scooping unused items and putting them all together in bags and stashing them, who knows where, but often that's the last time you ever see a given item ! I suspect my metronome was subjected to this fate and is now either stashed in the attic or has long since gone through the recycle center and is part of a Chevrolet or Ford grill or dash board and perhaps even recycled a second time by now..

[ranniks]

Metronomes are good for setting a suggested tempo. IMO, that doesn't mean there is a law stating that you need to play at that tempo ! I don't know where my metronome is, I own/owned one but I have no clue where it might be hiding after all these years. When I had it out next to my piano many years ago I rarely used it and then I settled into never using it. I call my wife the bag lady because she has a way of scooping unused items and putting them all together in bags and stashing them, who knows where, but often that's the last time you ever see a given item ! I suspect my metronome was subjected to this fate and is now either stashed in the attic or has long since gone through the recycle center and is part of a Chevrolet or Ford grill or dash board and perhaps even recycled a second time by now..

Maybe God planned for you not to use a metronome. What your wife does is very kind of her. Maybe one day I'll meet a pretty lady with the same attribute, maybe then I wouldn't have this old cilinder of coffee in my room I never use.

[hfmadopter]

Maybe God planned for you not to use a metronome. What your wife does is very kind of her. Maybe one day I'll meet a pretty lady with the same attribute, maybe then I wouldn't have this old cilinder of coffee in my room I never use.

I hope you meet a pretty lady too and are as happy over the long haul as it's worked out for us ( we met more than 40 years ago). However, as a young man I have to say, back then I did not notice this attribute of picking things up and bagging them. I noticed several attributes for sure, that one I do not reacall !!! I suspect it may be the same for you, so mean while when you get on your own just hire a maid service.