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Fugue in B major, BWV 868 is a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 8, an estimate.
- fugue
- Baroque
- gentle
- joyful
- hand independence
- voicing
Also known as BWV 868 Fuga; Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868; The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I No. 23.
History
A lower line opens with a small turn around B before continuing into faster notes. Keep that line singing when the upper voice arrives. The five-sharp setting rewards slow fingering work, but the musical aim is a conversation that remains clear and unforced.
Sources
How to practise it
- Prepare the short-note groups slowly in the five-sharp setting without breaking the phrase.
How hard is it
The 34-measure component uses a five-sharp signature and491 sixteenth note/rest elements with four-part work-level texture described by the institutional source. The lower opening line and later upper voices require control of balance and clear fingering.
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
