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Prelude and Fugue
in
C Minor
for Clavier
[piano, harpsichord, clavichord]
(6 pages)
Prelude
and
Fugue in C Minor for Clavier appears in the late German Baroque contrapuntal
tradition and borrows from the formal structures of Johann Sebastian Bach’s
preludes and fugues from The Well Tempered Clavier.
The prelude alternates sections in
bold overture style with contrapuntal episodes that are dancing and fugal in
nature. Following the expressive eloquence of the prelude, the fugue is of a
far more somber nature: a subject two measures in length runs its course
through a gamut of keys, appearing one at a time in various voices of the
four-part contrapuntal texture, and leads up to a dramatic pause; after a
brief recitative-like cadenza, the subject makes a final and
cadential appearance to conclude the work.
True to the performace practices of
the Baroque tradition, few interpretive instructions or markings have been
added. A musical realization will include varied touches and a sensitive use
of rubato, as well as an awareness and clear expression of the contrapuntal
elements of the composition. Prelude and Fugue in C Minor lends
itself equally well to performance on piano, harpsichord, clavichord, or
organ.
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