Ambros Rieder (1771‒1855) and the Art of Preluding

Ambros (or Ambrosius) Mathias Rieder (1771‒1855) is perhaps one of the most underrepresented personalities music centre Vienna in late 18th and first half 19th century contemporary musicological music-theoretical discourse. Both his achievements as a composer field theory are remarkable. In particular, to be valued appreciated preserver tradition prelude playing, which became increasingly less important early centuries. course life, he not only wrote several theoretical-practical textbooks dealing with this tradition, but own compositions also provided excellent examples for implementation rules presented books. With “fugal preludes”, furthermore made weighty contribution development genre.
 help Riederʼs Anleitung zum Präludiren auf der Orgel oder dem Piano-Forte, Op. 84, Vienna, undated [1826], text examines Präludien und Fughetten für die das Pianoforte, 82, 1826 regard harmony, counterpoint form-determining modulation processes. An almost striking, rarely found interlocking compositional practice revealed. Further more comprehensive studies on topic desirable.