The Form of the Preludes to Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suites

This thesis proposes a methodology for understanding the form of a Baroque prelude, particularly the preludes to the Six Suites for Unaccompanied Violoncello written by Johann Sebastian Bach. Four musical dimensions, tonal structure, motive, texture, and the potential implications of a piece’s genr...

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Main Author: Prindle, Daniel E.
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2011
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/636
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1704&context=theses