Fugue in C# Major (from WTC I) by J.S. Bach (How to Play a Fugue, in 3 levels)
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- Hello pianists!
I am sorry it's been a little while, but here's a new video from me. It's about the genre of fugue, which is avoided and dreaded by some students (like me when I was little). The main purpose of this video is not to discuss theory of fugue in detail, but to help you actually sound better when you play one. So here's how to play a fugue for elementary, intermediate and advanced students of piano. Thank you for watching.
Love you, Dr. Lee!
you transmit musical ideas in such an organized and transparent manner, I feel like I've learned hours worth of theory in just one short video!!
I’m pretty sure this channel is the highest quality piano teaching available on RUclips. Thank you for this incredibly organized and lucid lesson. Loved the three different levels of access from beginner to advanced. I have to admit somewhere around intermediate to advanced it started going above my head but that is just more motivation to keep learning and appreciating.
I do have a question though. In Bach’s time there was no pianoforte, right? Didn’t all this music get played on the harpsichord? How does this affect how we play his pieces on the modern piano? Are there some things we are necessarily adding or ignoring versus if we played on the harpsichord? And do we lose some of the “authenticity” from how it was “meant to be played” or is it more like the Art of the Fugue where the music is independent of the instrument used and actually exists in a more abstract space?
Yes, harpsichord and clavichord were the instruments in his mind when Bach composed these works but by the time of composition of WTC, the first pianoforte had been built and Bach likely had seen and played on a pianoforte in his lifetime. There's no evidence to believe he was against the sound of the pianoforte. Clavichord and Harpshichord were simply the more common instruments. Also, scholars might disagree, but considering the pedagogical purpose of these works (not for performance), I don't think we are fiddling with the authenticity in any way that would have bothered the composer. What Bach hoped to cultivate in his students was the understanding of harmony, counterpoint, as well as finger technique from these works.
I have a prelude/fugue to work on for my RCM piano exam, so this is really helpful. Thank you!
"🎹❤Love Fugues...they don't love me though...Yet Lol. Really appreciate this level layered video on fugue working Jeewon. Many many thanks for sharing your insight and experience with us."
Especially that you struggled at one time with them. Thanks for that made me feel more at home with learning them. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5 Stars as always
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Kevin Quinn 🎹
Thank YOU for your kind words, Kevin!
Glad to see you again.
It is very challenging to truly appreciate the music
for a layperson like me. There seems to be less and
simple work/notes to my ears in this piece but
obviously it accomplishes more.
Thanks Jeewon
Wonderful insight and clear exposition. Thank you so much
Fantastic video Jeewon! I’m learning this as my first fugue and this is so helpful
This is great 🙏
Thank you!
👏 Favorite piece & favorite interpreter!
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Great! I have been practicing this beautiful fugue for a while and find your video very helpful. How about a similar video on fugue no. 9 of WTC I?
great. I do the c major one. Not as nice as this c sharp one. But I have found ways of 'jazzing it up' a bit.
This is a nice video! I'm starting my first fugue, C major wtc 1 so this video really helps. How do you know when a subject ends (in this case the middle C in bar 3)?
Hi, my answer is a bit late... How is it going? The C Maj is a really tough one. I'd definitely recommend starting with a different one.
Regarding your question: Often the easy way is to look at all of the subject entries throughout the fugue and to identify, at which point they begin to differ. Sometimes it can be a bit tricky because of an immediately following countersubject (mostly in the exposition), thats why scanning the whole fugue helps.
Please the prelude as well! 846
It was a shame, that you made 2 mistakes one after the other ... but I like the way you interprete Bach very much. And thank you for the Video. I've learned a lot 🥰