Improvisation in the style of Bach 🎵🎬
While I was running a Piano Improvisation workshop for AmateurPianists, my friend Gerry put me on the spot and requested a live demo: improvise something based on the subject of the Bach C major fugue from WTC 1. It's harder than it sounds to improvise in a contrapuntal style like this, but it was a fun challenge!
Of course it was also C major, my least favorite key...
Date: September 2025
Tools: Grand piano
Process: Change the subject; pray to the fugue Gods
Iterations: 1
Artifacts: Unexpected modulatory drifts
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