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Prelude, English Suite No. 3, BWV 808 is a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 8, an estimate.
- keyboard work on piano
- Baroque
- Key of G minor
- dancing
- stormy
- hand independence
- repeated notes
Also known as BWV 808: The English suite III Prelude as inspired by Ivo Pogorelich; English Suite III Prelude: as inspired by Pogorelich; J. S. Bach; Prelude from English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808.
History
The repeated opening note launches an energetic movement. Keep the short-note pulse alive while allowing phrases to travel across it. This source presents a modern-piano rendition, not an authenticated reconstruction of the performance it cites.
Sources
How to practise it
- Keep the repeated pitches even and relaxed; group them by phrase rather than accenting every repetition.
- Practise the encoded lines separately, then combine them while preserving their different rhythms.
How hard is it
Repeated-note opening material and contrasting lower support lead into 213 measures with more than 2,500 notes; sustained rhythmic control and independence make this advanced repertoire.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
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