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Courante, English Suite No. 3, BWV 808

Johann Sebastian Bach · Level 7, estimated · With Maestro

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Courante, English Suite No. 3, BWV 808 is a courante by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.

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Also known as J.S. Bach - English Suite no.3 in G minor, BWV 808.

History

One upper D leads into a held note, moving inner notes and an active lower line. Hear the broad three-half-note pulse beneath the smaller notes rather than treating every eighth as a new accent.

Sources

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Level 7, estimated

One upper D leads into a held note, moving inner notes and an active lower line. Hear the broad three-half-note pulse beneath the smaller notes rather than treating every eighth as a new accent. Across 34 encoded source measures, the retained writing uses eighth, 16th detail and 6 encoded voices. The source includes ornament signs. This supports estimated level 7, not teacher approval or a copied publisher grade. Expanded source length and literal performance returns are not a reference printed-bar count.

About this piece

Interpretive sketch of Johann Sebastian Bach, an illustration and not a verified likeness
An illustration, not a portrait
Licence
CC0
Source
musescore.com

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