Four Chordal Preludes

For Guitar

by George Jenner

These preludes grew from simultaneous study of the

preludes from J.S. Bach’s works for unaccompanied
instruments, and non-tertian harmony. Any good bits
are his, and I did all the rest.

Prelude 1: Secundal ....2

Prelude 2: Tertian ....4

Prelude 3: Quartal ....7

Prelude 4: Quintal ....9

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 Prelude 1: Secundal

2
George Jenner

 3 3  3 4 3
June 2023, Barcelona
Adagio

 
                                 
3 3 poco ral.

  
2 0 0 3 3 3 3 3


3

 
3

 
 6 6
(campanella fingering shown,
but first position is ok)

0 0  3
 3   3 3
                   
3

     
a temo 3

 
3

  
4 3 3

      
3 3

3


 3 3

 3           
              
3

 
3


a tempo

       
3 3


7 3 3 3

 
3 3

  


      3  3  3  3  3  3  3 
CVIII

    
3 CVI

   
        
3


3 dolce
10 3


3

  


 3  3  3  3  3  3  3  
              
CI

               
13 3

   




2 Chordal Preludes
 Prelude 1: Secundal

 3 3  3
 3
  
  3              3   3  3
 
3

          
CV 2
CIII

 
16

    





   3  3  3  3  3  3
     
                             
3
3 3
20 3 3 33

     

3  3
                  
CVIII


CVI 3

   
3 3


3


3

  
3

   
3


23 3

 
3 3

  

cresc.

  3  3
  3  3

       
 
a tempo 3 3 3 3

  
26

 
     
3 3


(cresc.) 

 
  3 3 3 3  
rit.

 
3

 
3

 
3

         
3 3 3


29 3 3

    

Chordal Preludes 3
 Prelude 2: Tertian
George Jenner

 
Sydney, May 2023

  
 = 70
      
  
Andante

 


                              
   
CII


3

  

         
                     
5

    

  
              
 
7

 

  
                  
       
CI
9

     


                                 
  
11

  

          
                     
13 CIV

    
4 Chordal Preludes
   

Prelude 2: Tertian

 
15

 


                               
   
17

     

                               
    
CIII


19

     

                4 3  2  
       
 1 

21

  


 4    2      4    4      
cresc. CIV

 3 
 
23

   
3

                                 
  
25

                                 
  
27

   

             
         
     
29

  
Chordal Preludes 5
 
                                
Prelude 2: Tertian

    
 
31

  


                
          
dulce ½CV ½CVII

       
½CVI

    1 1 2
33

     

                                   
CIV CII

  
½CII


35

   









ritardando

                             
a tempo

    
38

 


     


CII

    
40

  

                               
  
42

 

 

                
   
ritardando

                  
44

   


6 Chordal Preludes
 Prelude 3: Quartal
George Jenner
Barcelona, June 2023
Adagio molto espresivo

                                       
  
½CV

    
½CIII

   



                                            
CV

  
CI CIII

            
 
5

      
  
 
                      
 
V VII VIII X ½CXII

                       
 
CI

   
10

      




   
             
Harm. XII

               
15

 scratchy, accel. and rit.  

 
    
(Harm. XII)

   
         
18


accel.

          
Allegro

         

 
0 0
21


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 Prelude 3: Quartal

         
          
½CV


24 ½CIV ½CII

      
  
                
  
27 CIII


        
½CX

        

30

harm. XI

         
except high g

        
   
ral.
½CXII

  
33

           
Adagio

                          
       
½CII


½CV

        
37

    
                       
    
½CV

               
 
41

   

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 Prelude No. 4: Quintal
George Jenner
Sydney, January 2023

        
     
Andante rubato

 
1/2CII

     
     
     

            
            
   
3

   

             
               

5

  

     
    
     
7



  
         2  
1/2CII

     
9

     
2


                          
          
11

2        
    
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 Prelude 4: Quintal


    3       
½CV

            
CIII 0

   
3

 
13

        
 

 4     4 4  
1/2CII

           
2 3

1  
4 a tempo

 
5 poco rit.
15

      
3


2

          
dolce

              
17

       

  a tempo         
               
rit. molto rit.

  
19

    
 3

    a tempo    CV
 
            
     
rit.

    
21

 
a tempo

 3

      
          
1/2CII

        
24

   


 1          1    
               
26

3    2   

       
         
28

 
0 0 0


10 Chordal Preludes
   4
Prelude 4: Quintal

         0  
 0  0    0   0   0   0   0 
29 4 5

 
 5 5


5


               
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 
31

 
    1  4   1             

4
33 3 4

       

 
                
cresc.

          
  
35

        

        
               
pont.

    
    
½CX

   
½CIX

    
½CV ½CIII


38 ½CI

       

  
        
    
Lento

 
41


 2
     
harm. XII

   
   
accel. tasto

  
43

let ring
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