What kind of clef is this?
This is an unidentified piece of music in a book. I don't know who the composer is. It looks like a draft because of all the unnecessary natural accidentals. I haven't been able to identify the upper clef sign; however, I transcribed it as G treble. It's the only one that sounds right.
This is simply to satisfy my curiosity. Do any of you ancient music wizards recognize it? I thought it might be an old alto clef sign, but it sounds horrid when transposed there.
Thanks for humoring me. <3
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Soprano Clef: //1st line C clef.
It looks like a version of the "BWV 846b - Prelude 1 in C Major from the Well-Tempered Clavier - J. S. Bach" work.
In reply to Soprano Clef: //1st line C… by Ziya Mete Demircan
Soprano clef! Wow. Learn something new every day around here. Thanks!
And it is "BWV 846b - Prelude 1 in C Major from the Well-Tempered Clavier - J. S. Bach".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToWj_4xvVZA
Now I'll rethink about how to present the score and sound files in book.
Again, thank you so much! <3
Also, not sure which unnecessary accidentals you mean, but a brief check against the "usual" score for this doesn't show anything unusual. Unless maybe you're reading the sharp signs in this as naturals? They aren't very legible by modern standards, but as are clearly (if you know the music!) meant to be sharps. So for instance:
Compare against measure 10 in any published edition, the RH notes are D F# C.
In reply to Also, not sure which… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you, Marc.
I debated between sharps and naturals. With the standard treble clef, they sounded better as naturals. However, he has written it in soprano clef. Maybe that makes a difference. I'm going to check IMSLP for a complete score. By the time I'm finished transcribing it for HTML, I'll definitely know the music! Right now it just registers as "Classical."
Thanks again, Marc. You're the best! <3
In reply to Thank you, Marc. I debated… by judeeylander
As mentioned, it's definitely soprano clef (or whatever else you want to call it, middle C is the bottom line), and the notes in that measure are absolutely D F# C.
FWIW, it's an extremely well-known piece, probably the single most commonly played piece of classical piano music after "Für Elise". My guess is you'll recognize it when you hear it :-)
https://musescore.com/opengoldberg/scores/719631
In reply to As mentioned, it's… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks again, Marc. I recognized the music, but didn't have a name for it. The soprano clef is new to me. Something I've never run into in hymnals or standard collections of piano classicals. It's wonderful to be working with musical geniuses around here. I'm very grateful. <3