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The short answer
Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 858 is a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 8, an estimate.
- fugue
- Baroque
- dancing
- joyful
- hand independence
- scales runs
Also known as BWV 858 Fuga; Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 858; The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I No. 13.
History
An upper line alternates eighth notes with a small, tightly packed flourish. Keep its bounce while a second line appears underneath. Practise the ornaments as part of the phrase, so the six-sharp setting feels like a familiar pattern under the fingers.
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How to practise it
- Group the opening short-note flourish, then return smoothly to the longer eighth-note pulse.
How hard is it
The 35-measure component uses a six-sharp signature, 536 sixteenth and48 thirty-second note/rest elements, and multiple voices from measure3. Quick changes of note length and independent lines make an advanced estimate more useful than treating the cheerful sound as easy.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
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
