Bach: Six Little Preludes, BWV 933–938

Six short preludes, three in major keys and three in minor, known only from copies made by Bach's circle and first printed as a set in the 19th century; many teachers give them between the Anna Magdalena minuets and the inventions.

The library has all 6, level 4.

Pieces: 6
Level: 4
Key signatures: 3 flats to 4 sharps
Length: 32 to 96 bars

In the book's order

Each with its number and level, and easier versions made from the score itself, so you can start below a piece's level and work up to it as written.

An order to learn them in

All 6 are at level 4, so the book's own order is a good one to learn them in.

Other teaching books

Every book five or more library pieces are from.

Köhler's Very Easiest Exercise Pieces, Op. 190 24
Beyer's Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Op. 101 14
Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117 34 of 34
Duvernoy's École primaire, Op. 176 16 of 25
Mozart's first pieces, K. 1a–1f 6 of 6
Streabbog's Twelve Melodious Studies, Op. 63 12 of 12
Le Couppey's L'Alphabet, Op. 17 25 of 25
Burgmüller's 25 Easy Studies, Op. 100 25 of 25
Anna Magdalena Bach's Notebook (1725) 20 of 20
Gretchaninov's Glass Beads, Op. 123 12 of 12
Bartók's For Children (original edition) 20 of 42
Gretchaninov's Children's Album, Op. 98 15 of 15
Tchaikovsky's Album for the Young, Op. 39 24 of 24
Lemoine's Études enfantines, Op. 37 29 of 50
Clementi's Six Sonatinas, Op. 36 6 of 6
Czerny's 160 Eight-Measure Exercises, Op. 821 19 of 160
Czerny's School of Velocity, Op. 299 6 of 40
Schumann's Album for the Young, Op. 68 21 of 43
Grieg's Lyric Pieces 12 of 66
Schirmer's Sonatina Album 11 of 30
Bach's Two-Part Inventions 15 of 15
Bach's Six Little Preludes, BWV 933–938 6 of 6
Schumann's Kinderszenen, Op. 15 8 of 13
Mendelssohn's Songs without Words 8 of 48
Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28 8 of 24

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