Bach also included this piece as the opening movement of his “Keyboard Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830,” where it is labeled as a \u201cToccata\u201d instead of a \u201cPr\u00e9lude.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is one of six pieces available in a collection entitled Bach For All Harpists.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Additional information about these six pieces can be found in the March\/April 2024 issue of Harp Column magazine. Laura Sherman’s article<\/a> about these works, as well as a Bach primer, are featured there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Laura Sherman has transcribed Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Pr\u00e9lude in E Minor” for solo pedal harp. The chromatic passages of this piece help solidify pedal technique and the improvisatory character develops phrasing skills and musicality. A basic Bach primer about ornaments, dynamics, phrasing and fingering is included along with historical information and notes. This piece can also be purchased as part of Sherman’s collection Bach for All Harpists. <\/em><\/a>Scroll down for additional information.<\/p>\n This piece is available as a PDF download for\u00a0$9.95<\/strong>.<\/p>\n