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Fugue in C major from BWV 564, arranged by Busoni is a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 9, an estimate.
- piano arrangement
- Baroque
- Key of C major
- grand
- playful
- hand independence
- voicing
Also known as Arr. for piano by; Ferruccio Busoni; From Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major for Organ; Fugue in C-Major.
History
Keep the first idea buoyant as other lines join it. The source's scherzando wording suggests character rather than weight alone. Build the fugue in small sections, keeping each layer distinct before combining them.
Sources
How to practise it
- Keep the sustained or entering voice audible without making its supporting material heavy.
- Practise the encoded lines separately, then combine them while preserving their different rhythms.
How hard is it
Level 9, estimated
A moving eighth-note subject grows into a dense multi-voice texture; 144 measures and 1,474 chord members make this a long, advanced keyboard arrangement rather than an intermediate dance.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
More by Johann Sebastian Bach
- Prelude in C major, BWV 846Level 4, estimatedOpen to everyone
- Two-Part Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971: III. PrestoLevel 9, estimatedWith Maestro
