The Prelude in C Minor (BWV 999) is a prelude, possibly
for solo lute or another instrument written by the
composer Johann Sebastian Bach, probably during the
late 1710s or early 1720s.
The prelude starts in the base tonality of Dm. The D at
the very start sets the mood. The use of a simple idea
used to arpeggiate through the tonalities makes for the
perfect masterpiece. The Prelude is constructed around
2 very simple yet devastatingly efficient musical
ideas. The begging part of each r...(+)
The Prelude in C Minor (BWV 999) is a prelude, possibly
for solo lute or another instrument written by the
composer Johann Sebastian Bach, probably during the
late 1710s or early 1720s.
The prelude starts in the base tonality of Dm. The D at
the very start sets the mood. The use of a simple idea
used to arpeggiate through the tonalities makes for the
perfect masterpiece. The Prelude is constructed around
2 very simple yet devastatingly efficient musical
ideas. The begging part of each repeated arpeggio
presents the base arpeggio and the second part of the
arpeggio is like the rounding up of the preceding
arpeggio. The technique used is an harmonic progression
where you see a chord change into the next chord very
gently. The 2 bass notes at in the round up arpeggio
present a counterpoint which in turns splits the
listener's ear into a seemingly magical stereophonic
listening experience. you can literally hear the 2
melodies move together as the piece moves.
An edition of this work that is arranged for piano is
available under the title J. S. Bach: Eighteen Little
Preludes, edited by Keith Snell. It has been widely
adapted into other instruments such as violin, piano,
guitar and in this case, Transposed to Bb Minor for
Solo Viola. Fingerings were provided by Antonio Kotsev
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