Johann Sebastian BACH
1685 — 1750
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Johann Sebastian BACH |
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| Sinfonia 1 in C, BWV787 | From the set of 14 Sinfonias |
| Sinfonia 2 in C minor, BWV788 | |
| Sinfonia 3 in D, BWV789 | |
| Sinfonia 4 in D minor, BWV790 | |
| Gavotte | arranged for left hand alone from the Partita no 3 in E for solo Violin. This is a very literal transcription; it is interesting to compare it with the luscious transcription by Rachmaninoff, which makes full use of two hands. |
| Prelude | This was written for Lute, BWV999. It can be played with the left hand on a keyboard without changing any notes. |
JS Bach's music is very widely available and so you may surprised to find any here. The Sinfonias (aka "Three-part inventions") although not quite so familiar as the (Two-part) Inventions, can easily be found in libraries, or bought cheaply. But I have never seen them printed in score, — i.e. on three staves, one for each part rather than one for each hand. If you are unused as a player to this arrangement you may find it quite difficult at first to read at the keyboard. It is made a little more difficult here too by the use of the "alto" clef. However if you take the trouble to learn this process — even for just one of these pieces — you wll find that it gives you a new esxperience as you play: you are able to feel the three melodies seperately and together in a way that is almost impossible if you read from a conventional two-stave score.