"Open Score"
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I didn't know this was a thing.
Apparently, there are editions of the WTC that break down the fugues into individual voices, for the sake of practice.
A three part fugue will have three staffs (staves?), for example.
You can download them from here: https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/13106
Here's the C-major fugue from book 1:
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Nice! But not very good for sight-reading, I guess.
I've seen other scores which use colors to designate voices.
@Klaus said in "Open Score":
But not very good for sight-reading
I was thinking the same thing. Supposedly, it's a good way to learn the music (theory wise), but, I also question its utility for actually playing the music. For example, there's so much going on between hands that relying on only one staff would be limiting.
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