A Deep Dive into Bach's C minor Prelude and Fugue, BWV 847
In the final week of the Bach C minor Challenge, Dominic Cheli goes live for a deep dive into Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847, from Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier. At the piano, he'll work through the spots that trip people up most and answer your questions!
Bring your questions about the piece, the new Prelude and Fugue in C minor Track, and your own practice. Post them in the challenge thread ahead of time, or ask live in the chat.
Join us live on Tuesday, October 27 at 11am PT.
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Will listen to any replays as it's just too early in the morning in Australia
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Where do you sign up for the Challenge?
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I finally got in. I hope I can catch up for this .
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Question for Dominic or anyone : First bar of prelude is often hit or miss on evenness between hands, but then it settles in as one continues playing. What techniques to use, to get that first bar, perfectly aligned. Visualization? Feeling movement in hands on lap, before playing? Any good techniques please? Thank you
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And finally - when you do the webinar, would it be possible to enlarge on how ornamentation could have been introduced into these pieces to make them sound improvisatory, if possible. I realize that Baroque ornamentation is a huge topic, but perhaps a few pointers. Or - Perhaps a reference to a particular TB course on this? Thank you so much.
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Another question on fingering - you have made it so easy for us to develop all the fingerings in the Prelude and Fugue. Is there a Tonebase course or webinar on how to develop optimal fingerings in pieces, in general?
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And finally - under the track section 'Bass drama', in the Fugue, why is it suggested to play the last three eighth notes in the bass in bar 20, as three louder, staccato bass notes going downwards? Is it because it is a fragment of the subject? Also, why is it suggested that the double thirds be non-legato in the Fugue? Thank you.