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Hi All, Thanks for the additional input. pervycreeper and Cadenza91: If I understand correctly, I think you're saying that I should rely on my intuition. I'm not sure I have much confidence in my musical intuition at this point. MGladman: Thanks for the detailed analysis. I'm taking from this that coherence is mainly/mostly achieved in this piece by the figuration(s) used and by the harmonic content. Please correct me if I'm misunderstanding. Thanks all, I think I'm starting to get the picture.

Hi All, Thanks for the replies so far. jrcramer: I think I just assumed the piece is coherent since it was written by Bach. I think I can see that the piece is divided in two sections, where the first section has a consistant pattern in the right hand, and where the second section has a "somewhat" consistant pattern also in the right hand. I'm not sure how or why the two sections relate to each other. pervycreeper: I didn't know it was partly written by Bach's son. I guess I do see the consistent figuration (at least in the first half) as a kind of coherence. I'm not sure, though, at what point something is considered coherent or not-coherent. orchdork02: If I understand correctly, the coherence is created by the use of a particular figuration (or group of figurations)? I think I'm particularly confused as to how coherence can be achieved in a "through-composed" piece (like the Bach piece above). In a longer piece, I wouldn't think one can continue to use the same figuration(s) continuously? Thanks again for any insights

Hi All, I have trouble with writing larger/longer pieces of music. I can come up with melodies or "riffs", but I'm not sure how to make a piece "coherent" and not simply a string of ideas, or a "song", or ABA form. To help me understand, I would like to start with a very simple and short example, prelude in C by Bach, BWv924 (see attached). Why is this piece "coherent"? What is the structure or form of this piece? Thanks for any help IMSLP222728-PMLP180599-Bach_Prelude_BWV924_Cmaj.pdf