Analysis

Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: This Prelude is constructed upon the following figure seen above. Bars 1-16: Period I. Tonic Pedal in the Bass part, with the Dominant Pedal reiterated in semiquavers (sixteenth notes)…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: This Prelude is built upon the figure seen in the first couple of bars above. Bars 1-9: Period I. Tonic Pedal, at once establishing the key (Bars 1-2). Touches…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY The employment of the four themes is notable throughout this Prelude, which is of unusual length and pretension. Theme I: Bars 1-4. Theme II: Bars 5-6: Theme…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: This Period is constructed upon the figures seen in the above bars. Bars 1-24: Period I. Ending with a Perfect Cadence in Dominant Major, D sharp; double bar. Bars…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-9: Period I. Starting in A major, it begins to work towards the Dominant at Bar 6. Ending with a Cadence in the key of the Dominant, E….
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: This Prelude is built upon the following figures (Bar 1: Theme I, Bass; Theme II, Treble), which change places with each other, at the distance of one…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: This Prelude is built mainly upon the figure seen in the first three bars above, which is frequently used by contrary motion as the movement proceeds. The…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-24: Period I. Ending with a Perfect Cadence in the key of the Tonic Minor, B flat. Bars 21-41: Period II.Ending with a Perfect Cadence in the key of…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: This Prelude is constructed mainly upon the following figure seen above. Bars 1-12: Period I. Ending with a Perfect Cadence in the key of the Dominant, F sharp….
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-17: Period I. Ending with a Perfect Cadence in the key of the Relative Major, D. Bars 17-41: Period II. Ending with a Perfect Cadence in the key of the…
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