Das Wohltemperierte Clavier I, Praeludium XVI
by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) · Baroque · Intermediate
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate · Level 3 | 3 of 5 | G minor | 2:49 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 2:49 of Das Wohltemperierte Clavier I, Praeludium XVI in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Baroque (1600–1750)
- Mood
- Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Das Wohltemperierte Clavier I, Praeludium XVI is a melancholic Baroque piece by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). The version here is level 3 of 5 (intermediate), in G minor and about 2:49 long. In the app's library you'll also find it in the Preludes & fugues collection.
About Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): German Baroque composer and organist. His teaching pieces, the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, the Little Preludes and the Inventions, are still where most pianists first meet counterpoint, and the Well-Tempered Clavier is a lifetime's study.
How to play Das Wohltemperierte Clavier I, Praeludium XVI on piano
- Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
- Loop the bars that keep going wrong. The app's per-bar feedback shows exactly where they are, so you don't waste time on the bars you already know.
- Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
- Each hand has its own line here. Practise hands separately until both lines are secure; in the app, choose Left or Right and the app plays the other hand for you.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Typeset by Stelios Samelis for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
Similar pieces
- Sleepers, Wake (Wachet auf), BWV 645Johann Sebastian BachIntermediate1:50
- Partita No. 1 in B-flat major: Minuet IJohann Sebastian BachIntermediate1:53
- Invention No. 1 in C majorJohann Sebastian BachIntermediate1:06
- Invention No. 13 in A minorJohann Sebastian BachIntermediate1:00
- Invention No. 4 in D minorJohann Sebastian BachIntermediate0:52
- Invention No. 8 in F majorJohann Sebastian BachIntermediate1:07
- Prelude in C major (WTC I)Johann Sebastian BachIntermediate2:20
- Partita No. 3 in E major: PreludeJohann Sebastian BachIntermediate4:57