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The short answer
Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 872 is a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 9, an estimate.
- fugue
- Baroque
- joyful
- playful
- hand independence
- scales runs
Also known as BWV 872 Fuga; Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 872; The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II No. 3.
History
Several lines are active almost immediately, exchanging compact eighth-note shapes and quicker turns. First make the individual patterns comfortable, then bring them together without flattening their different rhythms. This edition has a recorded key-signature discrepancy, so its raw notation and title are shown honestly rather than silently corrected.
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How to practise it
- Learn each opening voice separately and retain its rhythmic profile when combining the two staves.
- Group the short-note turns while tracking their accidentals explicitly.
How hard is it
The 35-measure component opens with two sounding encoded voices and reaches three at measure2. It contains406 sixteenth and102 thirty-second note/rest elements and frequent accidentals; dense coordination and the edition's disclosed signature/title mismatch call for an advanced estimate, not automatic repair.
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
