Bach: 18 Little Preludes and Fugues: Piano Solo (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol. 424)
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0793552044 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 84 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Not all preludes are original score Alenka Kalinski I bought this because I needed score of BWV 933 in C major for my son’s piano recital. Guess what – there is no BWV in C major in this book since some of the Preludes have been transposed, this one to B flat major. I could not believe this at first, but then read in Preface that this edition is "Progressively Arranged, Fingered and Edited by G. Buonamici” who "also have to claim indulgence for the slight license taken in transposing preludes Nos 5, 11, and 13"This one went back to Amazon and I bought "Alfred Masterwork Edition" edited by A. Palmer i. Not really Bach's compositions This is really a creation of Buonamici based on Bach compositions, not original scores. Buonamici's preface explains that he wanted to create preparatory studies for the Well Tempered Clavier via a collection of preludes and fugues. From the preface I gather that this book of 18 prelude/fugue pairs contains:- 6 prelude/fugue pairs that were intended by Bach- 3 preludes that have been transposed to other keys to match an unpaired fugue- 3 preludes with Bach's repeats omitted- 6 fugues that were actually written by JS's son Wilhelm BachI get lost in the math, but I thi. Beautiful Bach Pieces Amazon Customer Came in perfect condition and just as pictured! Has incredible pieces for an intermediate piano player (3 years experience). Perfect for me!
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