Bach's Prelude in C major, BWV 846, with XML

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jimhenry
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J.S. Bach: Prelude 1 in C Major, BWV 846, from the Well-Tempered Clavier. Transcribed from the Czerny edition. This edition contains "an extra bar between bars 22 and 23 known as the "Schwencke measure", a measure allegedly added by Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke in an attempt to correct what he or someone else erroneously deemed a "faulty" progression, even though this sort of progression was standard in Bach's music." (Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_a ... r,_BWV_846)

The zip file includes
  • MIDI file
  • XML file
  • compressed XML file (MXL)
  • MuseScore file
  • PDF from the MuseScore file
  • PDF of the Czerny score
The left hand notes need to be split from the right in measures 1-7. The right hand notes need to be split from the left in measure 34. The finger hints suggested by Czerny can be seen in the PDF files. I only have the iPad version of Synthesia so I can't provide a .synthesia file for this.

This YouTube video shows a good performance of the piece:
https://youtu.be/PXMVkQ70I88
This played quite a bit more slowly than the 112 bpm Allegro indicated by Czerny.

And here is a tutorial: https://youtu.be/awfXBECOlTg

This is based on a public domain score published before 1923. I release any rights I may have in the attached materials to the public domain.

Nicholas, you are welcome to include this with Synthesia 11.
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Jim Henry
Author of the Miditzer, a free virtual theatre pipe organ
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monkel
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Post by monkel »

Thanks, just what I was looking for. :)
Nicholas
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Post by Nicholas »

This is very nice. I'll be sure to include the MusicXML version with Synthesia 11. Thanks!
IvanL
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Post by IvanL »

Thank you Jim!
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