Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1142466 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Piacere Music Sheets. Baroque,Chamber,Instructional,Standards. Score. 4 pages. Piacere Music Sheets #742833. Published by Piacere Music Sheets (A0.1142466). Opus/Catalog Number: BWV 846Key/Tone: C MajorMovements/Sections: 1/2 (Prelude)Year/Date of Composition: 1722 in Das wohltemperierte Klavier I (No.1)Difficulty: Grade 7/12 (Intermediate)Obs.: This piece is probably the easiest composition in Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier.The Prelude appears also in the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725). This notebook was filled with favorite selections of the members of the Bach family.There is also a slightly different version of this prelude, known as Prelude BWV 846A, in the Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Bach's Prelude BWV 846 consists of a simple progression of arpeggiated chords. It is one of Johann Sebastian Bach's most famous compositions for the keyboard.Some sources show a trill of the last E of measure 34. If playing this trill, be sure to start it on the upper auxiliary note.This piece served as the inspiration for Gounod's Ave Maria.
