In the section with the mordents Bach pedals a G octave thing all the way through the D7 chord clearly arguing with the high F#. This really stuck me as a jazz guitarist because I will layer different arpeggio motifs over different chords for effect. For example I would play a Db7 idea over a G7 chord. Wes Montgomery would flip a ii V progression. He would play a C7 idea over a Gm chord (ii) and then play a Gm idea over the C7 chord. (V) Bach was doing this same kind of thing in the 1700's! When I first played this part of the prelude it jumped out at me. I thought "What the heck!"
Yes - he uses "pedal points" a lot, where a bass note extends far past the harmony that it originally supported and therefore changes the color of those changing chords! And I had a teacher who always said, "Nothing has been written since Bach!"
@@JannaWilliamson Regarding the phrases starting on the "and". Hal Galper wrote a book "From Bach to Bebop" where he suggests starting musical phrases on the off beat to give the music forward motion. He says beat one is the end point not the beginning.
David - you probably already saw, but in case you didn't, I did publish a tutorial on the Gymnopedie at this link: ua-cam.com/video/nTgUONfItuM/v-deo.html
@@JannaWilliamson Yes, I did indeed see it. I meant to comment on it but forgot. I'm a subscriber, so I watch each video. Your channel deserves more views, BTW. This is close to television quality (PBS or good local access).. Reminds me of Ed Ting's amateur astronomy telescope review channel (he's also an amateur pianist). Like you, he's deeply knowledgeable and very comfortable on camera. Sorry for the TL;DR response! :-)
Wonderful tutorial! Could you please detail your chord fingerings for RH in bars 5/6? I always seem to wind up in a tangle. Thank you. Wish you lived in South Australia!
That is one "rule of thumb" that you can use for Baroque articulation, but I have several other considerations I take into account. You might want to check out my course titled "Teaching Historical Style" where I have two whole videos dedicated to teaching Baroque style (including a lengthy discussion on articulation). jannawilliamson.thinkific.com/courses/teaching-historical-style I also discuss a similar articulation in this video on the Invention No.13, as well as others on the channel. ua-cam.com/video/oI6seHif9WA/v-deo.html
I would analyze it as a F#dim - viio/V (leading tone diminished of G) going to the dominant, all over a G pedal. If you’re not familiar with pedal points, I talk about them in this video: ua-cam.com/video/PJsWSMrNz1U/v-deo.htmlsi=eGkQattIIul25CYT
The content as always is top notch but every video unfortunately suffers from digital clipping as in the recording levels are not properly adjusted. Listen with headphones and even on a moderate volume level it is very annoying and distracting. Sorry audio engineer here hopping that you may consider this as a production value. Best :)
@usaroman thanks for this comment. As a small UA-camr with limited budget, I've done all of the editing on my own. Since your comment, I've taken care to work on this issue. Let me know if more recent videos sound better to you!
Do you have other pieces in the intermediate repertoire that you'd like me to cover in a future video? Leave a comment here!
Si. El preludio en C minor BWV 934. Gracias.
@@kurkineta Oh, I love that one. Great idea.
@@kurkineta - I just published my video on this piece this morning: ua-cam.com/video/aos6C5AaXXo/v-deo.html
@@JannaWilliamson Ohh, gracias!!
Is there a video where you explain the form of sonata or use any sonata from Cimarosa? Particularly the g minor andantino ?
That was great! I actually bought the same book. I’m going to work on it this weekend. Thank you for posting!
This video was very helpful. It clarified how to play the Mordants of G#. I was not familiar with the finger-play for that note. Thanks!
You're welcome. Thank you for watching!
Thank you Janna! (from a noob.) the mordant is important.
Simply wonderful teaching!
Thank you! Please share with another teacher who you think might enjoy and find it useful.
In the section with the mordents Bach pedals a G octave thing all the way through the D7 chord clearly arguing with the high F#. This really stuck me as a jazz guitarist because I will layer different arpeggio motifs over different chords for effect. For example I would play a Db7 idea over a G7 chord. Wes Montgomery would flip a ii V progression. He would play a C7 idea over a Gm chord (ii) and then play a Gm idea over the C7 chord. (V) Bach was doing this same kind of thing in the 1700's! When I first played this part of the prelude it jumped out at me. I thought "What the heck!"
Yes - he uses "pedal points" a lot, where a bass note extends far past the harmony that it originally supported and therefore changes the color of those changing chords! And I had a teacher who always said, "Nothing has been written since Bach!"
@@JannaWilliamson Regarding the phrases starting on the "and". Hal Galper wrote a book "From Bach to Bebop" where he suggests starting musical phrases on the off beat to give the music forward motion. He says beat one is the end point not the beginning.
@@MrMewsique Interesting!
Great tutorial as always. Recommendation for future tutorial: Erik Satie's Gymnopedie #1.
Yes, good idea. I think perhaps that has been requested before. I'll add it to the list!
David - you probably already saw, but in case you didn't, I did publish a tutorial on the Gymnopedie at this link: ua-cam.com/video/nTgUONfItuM/v-deo.html
@@JannaWilliamson Yes, I did indeed see it. I meant to comment on it but forgot. I'm a subscriber, so I watch each video. Your channel deserves more views, BTW. This is close to television quality (PBS or good local access).. Reminds me of Ed Ting's amateur astronomy telescope review channel (he's also an amateur pianist). Like you, he's deeply knowledgeable and very comfortable on camera. Sorry for the TL;DR response! :-)
@@davidsussman7476 No problem! I just wanted to make sure you did see it. And thank you for the kind words.
Wonderful tutorial! Could you please detail your chord fingerings for RH in bars 5/6? I always seem to wind up in a tangle. Thank you. Wish you lived in South Australia!
I would start on the downbeat of m.5 with RH fingers 4,3,1. Then 4,2,1 on the downbeat of m.6 for the G chord.
That's more comfortable than what I was doing! Thank you for being so generous with your time. @@JannaWilliamson
Do mordents last for the entire measure? In Schirmer's book, it puts the mordent on the first note of measures 9, 10, and 11.
A mordent is a very fast three-note ornament, starting on the principle note. I demonstrate this at 6:37.
Very nice tutorial, when playing Bach, do you teach 8th notes detached, 16th notes legato. Thank you.
That is one "rule of thumb" that you can use for Baroque articulation, but I have several other considerations I take into account. You might want to check out my course titled "Teaching Historical Style" where I have two whole videos dedicated to teaching Baroque style (including a lengthy discussion on articulation). jannawilliamson.thinkific.com/courses/teaching-historical-style
I also discuss a similar articulation in this video on the Invention No.13, as well as others on the channel. ua-cam.com/video/oI6seHif9WA/v-deo.html
Funny, this prelude is precisely part of the score booklet that accompanies the French magazine Pianiste of this month.
That’s great! Of course I had no idea!
Hola, esta pieza lleva pedal en algún sitio? Gracias.
I would not use much pedal. Perhaps on the last two chords or tiny touches elsewhere.
@@JannaWilliamson Muchas gracias!☺
What chord is in the bar 11 ?
I would analyze it as a F#dim - viio/V (leading tone diminished of G) going to the dominant, all over a G pedal. If you’re not familiar with pedal points, I talk about them in this video: ua-cam.com/video/PJsWSMrNz1U/v-deo.htmlsi=eGkQattIIul25CYT
The content as always is top notch but every video unfortunately suffers from digital clipping as in the recording levels are not properly adjusted. Listen with headphones and even on a moderate volume level it is very annoying and distracting. Sorry audio engineer here hopping that you may consider this as a production value. Best :)
@usaroman thanks for this comment. As a small UA-camr with limited budget, I've done all of the editing on my own. Since your comment, I've taken care to work on this issue. Let me know if more recent videos sound better to you!
you should get yourself a better piano. Your piano is in a lousy condition. Bach deserves better.
Bach deserves a harpsichord...