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Ich ruf zu dir, BWV 639, arranged by Busoni is a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.
- piano arrangement
- Baroque
- gentle
- melancholic
- hand independence
- voicing
Also known as Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ BWV 639; J.S. Bach, Choralvorspiel "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr" BWV 639 (Arrt F. Busoni).
History
Hear the melody as a voice above a softly moving accompaniment. The opening already asks several layers to coexist without competing. Shape the long notes gently while keeping the bass foundation steady.
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 7, estimated
Several encoded voices mix quarter-note melody, sixteenth-note inner motion and low octave support immediately; balancing these layers across 23 dense measures is more demanding than its slow character suggests.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
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