Thank you Sophie - this is really helpful - great job! I actually commit a cardinal sin by playing this on the classical guitar and also lute. I also agree that the chordal progression and extensive use of 7ths make it sound like a jazz piece. However, there is also something ethereal going on here, which makes this a true masterpiece.
Thank you Sophie for providing the analysis I never knew I exactly wanted. Especially for prelude in suite 2, my favorite piece in all of bach suite. This really motivates me to keep going beyond suite 2. And the analysis is clear for a beginner in music theory like me. Please keep doing these videos and love your playing too!
Thank you! These analytic videos are really interesting. I love Bach's music but never understood how it worked. Ha, of course I still dont, but your illustrations at least give me a clue how he made tones become such beautiful poetry.
@3:07 Bach SHOULD be associated with Jazz, his music is the very basis of jazz on some level, with its love of diminished 7ths...JSB is the Ur text of Jazz....there's a French jazz guy that has 5 albums of Bach as jazz, some of it quite good, and Lennie tristano and his disciples Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh in the 50s and 60's were quite fond of including a gigue or two or an invention or three in a concert and on albums..
This is really useful Sophie, thank you very much. I am studying this Prelude for classical guitar and am fascinated by the harmonic analysis. Do you have any quick tips or tricks for aiding the analysis of the harmony of the rest of the piece? Thanks once again!
Hi Albert! Glad you found it useful! To start, I'd keep analyzing with the form that I've outlined here which you find easiest to connect with... probably starting with chords is the most solid starting point (working from a keyboard if you are able)
Thank you Sophie - this is really helpful - great job! I actually commit a cardinal sin by playing this on the classical guitar and also lute. I also agree that the chordal progression and extensive use of 7ths make it sound like a jazz piece. However, there is also something ethereal going on here, which makes this a true masterpiece.
Excellent analysis! Thank you -- much appreciated!
This makes us better listeners of music. Thanks!
Thank you Sophie for providing the analysis I never knew I exactly wanted. Especially for prelude in suite 2, my favorite piece in all of bach suite. This really motivates me to keep going beyond suite 2. And the analysis is clear for a beginner in music theory like me. Please keep doing these videos and love your playing too!
Thanks for the feedback, Anna! I'm very happy if this little analysis can be a source of any inspiration to you. In journeying solidarity :)
Excellent analysis. The greatest composer of all time!
Thank you, and yes, so much to discover and learn from in this incredible music!
Finally, a music theory lesson that makes sense to me.
Glad to hear it :)
btw, this is excellent, and very helpful...i am a beginning music theory student/pianist and i compose a bit....thanks!
Such a great understanding which helps me so much- thank you
Delighted to hear that!
Thank you! These analytic videos are really interesting. I love Bach's music but never understood how it worked. Ha, of course I still dont, but your illustrations at least give me a clue how he made tones become such beautiful poetry.
That's great to hear, thank you! I find exploring Bach's music really is like a treasure hunt where the more you look, the more you discover :)
Let's hear it for the prime number seven. I'm loving this analysis.
Indeed! And many thanks! It's a lot of fun putting these together!
@3:07 Bach SHOULD be associated with Jazz, his music is the very basis of jazz on some level, with its love of diminished 7ths...JSB is the Ur text of Jazz....there's a French jazz guy that has 5 albums of Bach as jazz, some of it quite good, and Lennie tristano and his disciples Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh in the 50s and 60's were quite fond of including a gigue or two or an invention or three in a concert and on albums..
This is really useful Sophie, thank you very much. I am studying this Prelude for classical guitar and am fascinated by the harmonic analysis. Do you have any quick tips or tricks for aiding the analysis of the harmony of the rest of the piece? Thanks once again!
Hi Albert! Glad you found it useful! To start, I'd keep analyzing with the form that I've outlined here which you find easiest to connect with... probably starting with chords is the most solid starting point (working from a keyboard if you are able)
Hi Sophie, many thanks for the reply. I will keep banging away at it!
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Really fantastic analysis - super helpful ! Also, will you be making one on the Suite 5 Prelude?
Thank you, David! I do intend to do one for the 5th (and 6th) Suite Preludes, as time allows :). Thanks for the positive feedback!