This is the 'Prelude,' from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1. This is a good piece to work on your dynamics and phrasing. …
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C6.5.01. Prelude by J. S. Bach – left hand view
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) wrote the Well-Tempered Clavier to help keyboard students master their knowledge of the keyboard, and more importantly, the relationships among the various tonal …
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C6.2.04. Prelude for Lute, BWV 999 – J. S. Bach – left hand view
Originally written for the lute in the key of C minor, this piece works well on the classical guitar. This transcription is in the key of D minor. The movement and flow of this piece demands a fluid …
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C6.2.09. Air on the G String – J. S. Bach – left hand view 1
This stately Baroque masterpiece creates awe in its listeners for its simple elegance. The air is the second movement in Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068. This arrangement for guitar …
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C6.2.16. Air on the G String – J. S. Bach – main view
The piece derives its popular name "Air on a G String," from an arrangement for solo violin which transposed the Air to C Major, then scored an octave lower. This enabled the violinist to play the …
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C6.2.17. Traumerei, from Kinderszenen by R. Schumann – left hand view 1
Robert Schumann's music provides us with a fine example of Romantic Period music. For Romantic Period composers, music had the power to lift its hearers's hearts toward a near-spiritual experience, …
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