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Topic: Finding a Song in the Well-Tempered Clavier  (Read 1696 times)

Offline kevonthegreatpianist

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Finding a Song in the Well-Tempered Clavier
on: June 14, 2015, 04:48:41 AM
I'm currently finding a song in Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Bk. 1. Any suggestions of an Prelude with three sharps of flats or more and isn't flat-out hard?

I don't know why I'm being like this today. Maybe it's because c minor, c# minor, E Major, g# minor, f minor, bb minor, Db Major, and eb minor are my fav keys. IDK
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Offline kawai_cs

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Re: Finding a Song in the Well-Tempered Clavier
Reply #1 on: June 15, 2015, 12:24:29 AM
I am currently trying to decide, too. I like all the pieces in c keys (including flat and sharp) from Book 2.
Why do you want only prelude suggestions? Don't you feel like playing a fugue? ;)
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Offline kevonthegreatpianist

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Re: Finding a Song in the Well-Tempered Clavier
Reply #2 on: June 15, 2015, 08:43:49 PM
Actually, I'm ok with either.
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Offline michael_sayers

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Re: Finding a Song in the Well-Tempered Clavier
Reply #3 on: June 16, 2015, 10:53:05 AM
Why don't you read through them a bit and decide based on that?  Whether or not something is easier or harder than something else very much is on a pianist-by-pianist basis.


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Offline brogers70

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Re: Finding a Song in the Well-Tempered Clavier
Reply #4 on: June 16, 2015, 11:41:29 PM
The E major prelude from Book I is pretty straightforward and nice to listen to.
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