Category Archives: Prelude

Prelude is a short piece of music that is generally played as an introduction or preface before larger musical piece.

Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I) (Johann Sebastian Bach)

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  • Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Alternative-Title: ПРЕЛЮДИЯ И ФУГА ДО МИНОР из первого тома "Хорошо темперированного клавира" (Бах, Себастьян Йоганн)
  • Opus/Catalogue-Number: BWV 847
  • Publisher-Information: Compilation of Musical Literature of Foreign Countries. For the Fifth Grade of Children’s Music Schools. Compiled by I. Prokhorova. Publishing House “Moskva” 1967
  • Year/Date-of-Composition: 1722
  • Language: Русский
  • Composer-time-period: Baroque period
  • First-Publication: 1801
  • Copyright-Information: Public Domain
  • Key-signature: C minor
  • Instrumentation: Piano

Johann Sebastian Bach (March 31, 1685 – July 28, 1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach (March 31, 1685 – July 28, 1750)

 

Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I) (Johann Sebastian Bach).

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MOMENTS. Seven preludes (Kaly Moldobasanov)

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  • Composer: Moldobasanov, Kaly
  • Alternative-Title: МГНОВЕНЬЯ: Семь прелюдий (Молдобасанов, Калый Молдобасанович) ; МИТТЄВОСТІ: Сім прелюдій
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  • Publisher-Information: Piano Pieces by Soviet Composers. Volume 2. Muzychna Ukraina Kyiv 1978
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  • Language: Українська, Русский
  • Composer-time-period: Early 20th century - Early modern period
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  • Copyright-Information: Public Domain
  • Key-signature: I, III-VII (in A minor); II (in C major)
  • Instrumentation: Piano

Moldobasanov Kaly Moldobasanovich (September 28, 1929 – May 29, 2006)

Moldobasanov Kaly Moldobasanovich (September 28, 1929 – May 29, 2006)

 

MOMENTS. Seven preludes (Kaly Moldobasanov).

Tempo: I–Risoluto; II-Risoluto; III-Tranquillo, pensoso; IV-Rapido; V-Tristemento; VI-Con fervore; VII-Risoluto

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Prelude (Feride Quliyeva, Tahir Gizi)

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  • Composer: Feride Quliyeva / Fəridə Quliyeva, Tahir Qızı
  • Alternative-Title: ПРЕЛЮДІЯ (Кулієва, Фаріда Тахір Гізі)
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  • Publisher-Information: Piano Pieces by Soviet Composers. Volume 2. Muzychna Ukraina Kyiv 1978
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  • Language: Українська, Русский
  • Composer-time-period: Early modern period
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  • Copyright-Information: Public Domain
  • Key-signature: E minor
  • Instrumentation: Piano

Quliyeva Feride Tahirovna June 12, 1930

Quliyeva Feride Tahirovna June 12, 1930

 

Prelude (Feride Quliyeva, Tahir Gizi).

Tempo: Cantabile

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PRELUDE AND FUGUE, Op.21, No.1 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

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  • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
  • Alternative-Title: ПРЕЛЮДІЯ ТА ФУГА: Тв.21 №1 - Прелюдія (Чайковський, Петро Ілліч). Присвячено: Антону Рубінштейну
  • Opus/Catalogue-Number: Op.21, No.1
  • Publisher-Information: P. TCHAIKOVSKY. SELECTED WORKS FOR PIANO. Edited by T. P. Kravchenko. "MUZYCHNA UKRAYINA", Kyiv І994
  • Year/Date-of-Composition: 1873
  • Language: Українська, English
  • Composer-time-period: Romantic period
  • First-Publication: 1874
  • Copyright-Information: Public Domain
  • Key-signature: G-sharp minor
  • Instrumentation: Piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893)

 

PRELUDE AND FUGUE: Op.21, No.1 – Prelude (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky). Dedicated to Anton Rubinstein.

Tempo: Allegro moderato; Adagio

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PRELUDE in F-sharp minor (Isaak Yakovich Berkovich)

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  • Composer: Berkovich, Isaak Yakovich
  • Alternative-Title: ПРЕЛЮД фа-діез мінор (Беркович, Ісаак Якович)
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  • Publisher-Information: I. BERKOVICH. Selected Works for Piano. "MUZYCHNA UKRAYINA", Kyiv - І972
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  • Language: Українська, Русский
  • Composer-time-period: Early 20th century- Early modern period
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  • Copyright-Information: Public Domain
  • Key-signature: F-sharp minor
  • Instrumentation: Piano

Isaak Yakovich Berkovich (December 28, 1902 – January 5, 1972)

Isaak Yakovich Berkovich (December 28, 1902 – January 5, 1972)

 

PRELUDE in F-sharp minor (Isaak Yakovich Berkovich).

Tempo: Andante

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PRELUDE in E minor (Isaak Yakovich Berkovich)

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  • Composer: Berkovich, Isaak Yakovich
  • Alternative-Title: ПРЕЛЮД мі мінор (Беркович, Ісаак Якович)
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  • Publisher-Information: I. BERKOVICH. Selected Works for Piano. "MUZYCHNA UKRAYINA", Kyiv - І972
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  • Language: Українська, Русский
  • Composer-time-period: Early 20th century- Early modern period
  • First-Publication:
  • Copyright-Information: Public Domain
  • Key-signature: E minor
  • Instrumentation: Piano

Isaak Yakovich Berkovich (December 28, 1902 – January 5, 1972)

Isaak Yakovich Berkovich (December 28, 1902 – January 5, 1972)

 

PRELUDE in E minor (Isaak Yakovich Berkovich).

Tempo: Maestoso

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Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.3 No.2 (Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff)

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  • Composer: Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff
  • Alternative-Title: Прелюдия до-диез минор, Соч.3 №2 (Рахманнов, Сергей Васильевич). Посвящена Антону Аренскому
  • Opus/Catalogue-Number: Op.3 No.2
  • Publisher-Information: Sergei Rachmaninoff. Two Preludes (C-sharp minor and G Minor) For Piano. Muzyka 1966
  • Year/Date-of-Composition: 1892
  • Language: Русский
  • Composer-time-period: Romantic period
  • First-Publication: 1893
  • Copyright-Information: Public Domain
  • Key-signature: C-sharp minor
  • Instrumentation: Piano

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (April 1, 1873 – March 28, 1943)

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (April 1, 1873 – March 28, 1943)

 

Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.3 No.2 (Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff).

Tempo: Lento

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Prelude and Allegro in G minor, HWV 574 (George Frideric Handel)

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  • Composer: Handel, George Frideric
  • Alternative-Title: Прелюдия и Аллегро соль минор, HWV 574 (Гендель, Георг Фридрих)
  • Opus/Catalogue-Number: HWV 574
  • Publisher-Information: G. F. Handel. Pieces. Book I. For Children Music School (Elementary and Middle Grades). Compiled and Edited by Y. Piterin. Publishing House “Muzyka”, Moscow, 1977
  • Year/Date-of-Composition:
  • Language: Русский
  • Composer-time-period: Baroque period
  • First-Publication:
  • Copyright-Information: Public Domain
  • Key-signature: G minor
  • Instrumentation: Piano

George Frideric Handel (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759)

George Frideric Handel (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759)

 

Prelude and Allegro in G minor, HWV 574 (George Frideric Handel).

Tempo: Moderato

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Two Preludes (George Frideric Handel)

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  • Composer: Handel, George Frideric
  • Alternative-Title: ДВЕ ПРЕЛЮДИИ (Гендель, Георг Фридрих)
  • Opus/Catalogue-Number: HWV 442, HWV 564
  • Publisher-Information: G. F. Handel. Pieces. Book I. For Children Music School (Elementary and Middle Grades). Compiled and Edited by Y. Piterin. Publishing House “Muzyka”, Moscow, 1977
  • Year/Date-of-Composition:
  • Language: Русский
  • Composer-time-period: Baroque period
  • First-Publication:
  • Copyright-Information: Public Domain
  • Key-signature: G major, D minor
  • Instrumentation: Piano

George Frideric Handel (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759)

George Frideric Handel (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759)

 

Two Preludes (George Frideric Handel):

  1. Prelude in G major, HWV 442 (Tempo: Allegro)
  2. Prelude in D minor, HWV 564 (Tempo: Allegro moderato)

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Prelude (Mykola Kolyada)

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  • Composer: Kolyada, Mykola
  • Alternative-Title: ПРЕЛЮД (Николай Коляда)
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  • Publisher-Information: Compiled by Milich Boris Evseevich. PIANO. For Children Music School VII Grades. Part 2. State Music Publishing House "Muzychna Ukrayina" Kyiv, 1973
  • Year/Date-of-Composition:
  • Language: Русский, Українська
  • Composer-time-period: Early 20th century
  • First-Publication:
  • Copyright-Information: Public Domain
  • Key-signature: C-sharp minor
  • Instrumentation: Piano

Kolyada Mykola Terentiyovych (April 4, 1907 – July 30, 1935)

Kolyada Mykola Terentiyovych (April 4, 1907 – July 30, 1935)

 

Prelude (Mykola Kolyada).

Tempo: Andante

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