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Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859 is a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 8, an estimate.
- fugue
- Baroque
- dreamy
- melancholic
- hand independence
- voicing
Also known as BWV 859 Fuga; Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859; The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I No. 14.
History
Two quarter notes grow into a longer dotted note, inviting a broad phrase rather than a string of separate beats. Let that long note keep its direction when faster movement appears. The four-line texture is easiest to understand by learning each line as a melody first.
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How to practise it
- Carry the dotted-half opening through the pulse without letting it disappear beneath later movement.
- Separate the6/4 phrase into larger beat groups while preserving the smaller moving notes.
How hard is it
The 40-measure component is in6/4 and combines sustained values with627 eighth note/rest elements and occasional thirty-second figures. The institutional account describes a four-part fugue; balancing long lines over the subdivided pulse requires advanced independence.
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
