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Menuets I and II, English Suite No. 4, BWV 809

Johann Sebastian Bach · Level 8, estimated · With Maestro

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Menuets I and II, English Suite No. 4, BWV 809 is a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 8, an estimate.

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  • menuet i
  • Baroque
  • dancing
  • playful
  • hand independence
  • ornaments

Also known as Menuets 1 2, BWV 809.

History

The first upper phrase contains a rapid A-G oscillation while the lower line moves more steadily. Listen to the three-beat dance through the busy surface. Both menuets and the source return remain one component.

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Level 8, estimated

The first upper phrase contains a rapid A-G oscillation while the lower line moves more steadily. Listen to the three-beat dance through the busy surface. Both menuets and the source return remain one component. Across 160 encoded source measures, the retained writing uses eighth, 16th, 32nd detail and 4 encoded voices. This supports estimated level 8, 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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