I fell away this week from blogging about our topic, a summer journey with JSB as our guide through the key signature landscape. Regardless, I have faithfully played the daily P&F, and appended a Sinfonia when one exists in the same key. I pondered the bizarreness of short P&Fs for A major and A minor, compared to the epic journey of g# minor. Why make the difficult that much harder, Mr. Bach? He ain’t saying.
Today will be the P&F in Bb major, no. 21. I haven’t had a chance to play it yet — it is still a little early to be plunking on a grand piano with neighbors on the other side of the wall.
How goes the journey for all of you? I am looking forward to the conclusion of this summer project on Monday, and our celebration discussion in a little under a week!’
Grace: My week got very busy, so I just played 18-21 in one sitting. Took two hours! Oof!!
Helen: Wow. Four preludes and fugues in one sitting, and some of them quite long. I admire your tenacity, Grace!
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