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The short answer
Scherzo, Partita No. 3, BWV 827 is a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- Baroque
- dancing
- playful
- hand independence
- ornaments
- scales runs
History
Bach placed this Scherzo near the end of his Third Partita. The retained score pairs a quick upper line with lower notes separated by rests, giving the movement a crisp, playful exchange.
Sources
What to listen for
Quick reply
The opening upper sixteenths sit above a lower chord followed by rests. Listen to the difference between the flowing answer and the clipped support.
A rising burst
The upper line continues in sixteenths while the lower part keeps its shorter attacks. Keep hearing the dance pulse beneath the busy surface.
A decorated stop
After the last running figure, the final upper note carries a mordent above a plain bass note. Hear the ornament as a last wink before the stop.
How hard is it
Fast upper sixteenths against detached lower chords, multiple encoded voices and the closing mordent require clean coordination. The pickup and source repeat labels need careful reading.
About this piece
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- musescore.com
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