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Concerto in D minor after Marcello, BWV 974: I. Andante is a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.
On this page
- concerto movement
- Baroque
- grand
- stormy
- octaves
- scales runs
Also known as (I. Andante); Alessandro Marcello.
History
The opening doubles its leaping line an octave apart across the two staves. A shared pause gives the gesture space; soon both lines climb in quicker notes. Hear the bold concerto idea before the texture becomes more intricate.
Sources
How hard is it
Level 7, estimated
Opening octave-separated lines require coordinated leaps and rests; measure3 adds matched ascending sixteenths. Further encoded voices and ornament details call for sustained voicing across55 source measures. Estimated level7, not teacher approval or a publisher grade.
About this piece
- Licence
- CC0
- 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
