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A teaching piece with a history before its familiar title. Three-Part Sinfonia No. 6, BWV 792 is a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 5, an estimate.
- sinfonia
- Baroque
- gentle
History
Three-Part Sinfonia No. 6, BWV 792 belongs to Bach's three-part Sinfonias. The earlier teaching notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann was begun in Köthen on 22 January 1720. Bach made a separate fair copy of the collection in 1723, revising its presentation and order. These dates mark stages in the collection's history, not the exact day this individual piece was composed. The collection reached print in 1801, long after Bach's lifetime.
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What to listen for
Held punctuation
Notice the fermata separating earlier presentations from the closing passage.
How to practise it
Keep flowing entries distinct from the broad dotted-note support.
- Count the three opening groups and practise the nine-note answer.
- Play the inner opening into the longer notes before combining the entries.
How hard is it
The opening eighth-note idea sits against sustained dotted-quarter and dotted-half lines. Independent releases, phrase direction and later tied sixteenth-note figures require three-voice control without forcing every voice into the same articulation.
About this piece
- Licence
- Public Domain
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
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
