Prelude and Fugue
in
C-Minor
for Clavier
[Piano, harpsichord, clavichord, etc.]
(6 pages
of music)
Prelude and Fugue in C-minor takes on the form and manner of a latter Baroque ever-evolving keyboard genre, that of a prelude and fugue sharing the same tonic key. It was inspired by the tradition of Johann Sebastian Bach's two volumes of the Well Tempered Clavier and adheres to some of the models, structures and traits found therein, and elsewhere.
The prelude – actually more of a multi-sectional French overture – alternates between stately ornamented chordal progressions and contrastingly animated sections in light contrapuntal imitation (creating an ABAʹBʹA rondeau). The fugue is traditionally crafted, with subject and counter-subject, presented in an expressively chromatic harmonic language, and it is elegiac in nature. In keeping with Baroque tradition, few interpretive instructions or markings have been added.
Johann Sebastian Bach's birth date is traditionally given as March 21, 1685,
but the date recorded in Eisenach was prior to adoption of the new Gregorian
Calendar, thus placing the corrected date as March 31.
His
335th birthday anniversary is being acknowledged by Fruhauf Music
Publications with the issue of a complimentary online PDF booklet file.
This publication is a uniquely appropriate salute to Bach’s priceless legacy
as a composer – and as a teacher – in that his music continues to offer
ongoing guidance, inspiration, instruction and emulation by future
generations. N.B. The fugue dates from student years, but the prelude
is a 21st-century addition.
Click on the image below to download an 8-page PDF booklet
(6 pages of music, plus a cover binder with brief notes)
Published in April, 2020
N.B. This file offers hi-def resolution (1,200 dpi)