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Little Prelude in D major, BWV 936 is a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 4, an estimate.
- source presented keyboard prelude
- Baroque
- Key of D major
- dancing
- joyful
- hand independence
- voicing
Also known as J. S. Bach - Pequeño preludio BWV 936; Pequeños preludios; para principiantes del Clave.
History
The two sides of the texture share the motion instead of leaving all the activity to one hand. Listen for the little changes in direction and keep the longer notes alive while the moving notes pass them. The clear two-beat pulse helps the phrases stay buoyant.
Sources
How to practise it
- Sustain the longer notes quietly while the active line continues at an even pace.
- Listen for the line that is moving and let it speak without drowning out held notes.
How hard is it
Level 4, estimated
The opening combines upper quarter/half-note support with a moving lower eighth-note line, followed by upper sixteenths. Three encoded voices require balanced sustain and independent rhythm across 48 source measures.
About this piece
- Licence
- publicdomain
- Source
- musescore.com
More by Johann Sebastian Bach
- Prelude in C major, BWV 846Level 4, estimatedOpen to everyone
- Two-Part Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971: III. PrestoLevel 9, estimatedWith Maestro
