A Practice-Based Research on the Articulation of Baroque Keyboard Prelude: A Comparative Analysis of Recorded Performances

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10.2991/978-2-38476-293-4_3How to use a DOI?

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Baroque articulations; Bach’s Preludes; keyboard; interpretation

Abstract

The baroque score needs more instruction in articulating or performing the written notes. It is problematic for non-specialists or beginners as the pieces are not written for the modern piano and require understanding to characterize the works. Using the Prelude from “Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847” by J.S. Bach, this study compares the articulations through the recordings of two pianists. The transcriptions reveal the differences in how motifs or subjects are performed. The findings demonstrated that subtle differences in articulations could affect the interpretation, particularly the piece’s tempo and overall dynamics.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sharifah Faizah Syed Mohammed
AU  - Nur Fatira Hamdi Mohd Farid Hamdi
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/10/02
TI  - A Practice-Based Research on the Articulation of Baroque Keyboard Prelude: A Comparative Analysis of Recorded Performances
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Science Technology and Social Sciences – Social Science Track (ICONSTAS-SS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 18
EP  - 27
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-293-4_3
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-293-4_3
ID  - Mohammed2024
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