J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue n.4 in C-sharp minor BWV 849 (WTC I)

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Uploaded by on Jan 14, 2009

from Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1
Kenneth Gilbert, Harpsichord

Fugue (5 parts) at 2:26
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  • Does anyone know what instrument KG is playing and the year of the recording?

    In fugues, the writing is a combination of horizontal lines rather than vertical harmonic thinking.

    Look at the beginning of bar 17. The 4 voices lead to a simultaneous A B C# E#.

    the important thing is that intervallic disonnances are resolved.

  • Awesome how the harpsicord sounds :)

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  • @hellomottogotto

    Learn to spell!

    I was asking about the date and maker of the instrument, as any intelligent reader would know.

  • It says harpsicaor right by the name dumbass.

  • @1401JSC good one !

  • @sedativeman : Kindly clean your teeth, your breath is most terrible !

  • @MusicPredominates Lol wtf. Goddammit. I didn't say shit son!

  • @wcbroccoli : Good observation !

  • @sedativeman : Listen, you 'Tom Fool'. Kindly use good language here !

  • @1401JSC But the ear doesn't hear this as a tone cluster. The C# E# and A form a triad in F# minor. The B is simply a dissonant "suspension" held over from the previous measure where is was part of a G# B D# chord.. The B resolves to an A in an F# minor chord in the 2nd half of the measure.

    This is a motet style fugue in the stile antico.

    Palestrina introduced and resolved dissonances in exactly this manner.

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