J.S. Bach : Praeludium in C (Prelude in C Major)

[dudenator20]

With our without pedal - play the music how you like it, that's what it is for. Not for fulfilling scores ... .

I like it btw.

[floydrebel]

so slow...

[teoani]

Yes, maybe I am a bit slower :) But don't forget, fast is not equivalent to good.

[GebhardLied]

True, but in my opinion, this piece is a little boring to listen to when played that slowly. You don't get the sense of emotion that faster playing evokes because you forget the chords that you heard a while ago.

To add to the pedal discussion: my score has pedal markings throughout the whole piece.

[teoani]

Oh I see your point. That is an interesting view. I will remember that when I next play this piece. Thank you for the insight!

[georgeous134]

@GebhardLied That's the marked tempo.

[GebhardLied]

@georgeous134 I don't have my copy of the score with me, but I think it doesn't feature any tempo markings. What's the tempo marking in your score? And where did it come from? Did Bach originally put any markings on the inventions?

[georgeous134]

@GebhardLied My score has a tempo marking of 100 and is from a registered Grade 4 AMEB book :). By markings do you mean tempo markings or dynamic markings?

[georgeous134]

@teoani That is/or is around the marked tempo...

[musicmovesevery1]

I've More Classics To Modern 4 and for Praeludium it says no pedal. nice playing though.

[CRAZiEBl0NDECHiK]

My score says no Pedal. It says it right below the first measure.

[teoani]

What's the title of the album you have? I might be able to borrow it from the library and check out the dynamics. Some editors put in different markings to help the player.

[SergeVideo]

That is really great!

You're not suppose to use the pedal?? I didn't know.

[teoani]

I read somewhere that with truly legato hands, the pedal is not required. But it may be just hearsay. Moreover the score does not have any "con Ped" on it, so I naively assume that the pedal is not required. Are there any pedal directions on your score?

[SergeVideo]

Yes my score show pedal all the way and you only lift when you change chord.

[georgeous134]

@SergeVideo It wasn't originally written with pedal markings.