1. The Keyboard Suites of Handel and Bach
... means is that Bach's suite resembles, perhaps, a consort of strings playing different lines to make up the polyphony. Taking only m. 1 of the prelude gives an example of this. It begins with the presentation of the subject, which is a quick scalar pattern with two rounded leaps. This is very reminiscent of a Vivaldi or Scarlatti violin piece. On the other hand, one could also say that it resembles an ... using a violin as his influence is much more plausible. Again, at m. 20, the soprano voice engages in increasing downward leaps from the stationary top F. This may as well been taken str...
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