Prelude in C, BWV 846

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

• As written549 notes
• Melody and a simpler left hand547 notes
• Melody and left-hand roots441 notes
• Right-hand melody406 notes

What it asks of you

• Treble clef from G3 to A5, with ledger lines
• Bass clef from C2 to E4, with ledger lines
• No key signature to keep in mind
• Accidentals: sharps outside the key
• Rhythm: half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat
• Intervals: 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7ths, 2nds (steps)
• Chords: inverted triads
• One hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position, hands playing together