A First Book of BACH - easy piano
| Publisher | DOVER PUBLICATIONS |
| Genre: | classical & sacret |
| Arrangement: | piano |
| Cast: | solo |
| Difficulty: | Beginner |
| Format: | book |
| Series: | A First Book Of ... |
Parameters
| Product code: | 06457370 |
| Composer: | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
| Arranger: | Dutkanicz, David |
| No. of songs: | 26 |
| Pages: | 41 |
| Language: | English |
| Size: | 22 x 28 cm |
| EAN: | 9780486457376 |
| Weight: | 148 g |
Songlist (26)
- Air on a G String
- Affetuoso from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
- Chorale from Cantata No. 26
- Menuet No. 1 from Suite in Eb Major
- Menuet No. 2 from Suite in Eb Major
- Arioso in G Major
- Aria from Goldberg Variations
- Rondo from Orchestral Suite No. 2
- Musette
- Sheep May Safely Graze
- Adagio from Concerto for Oboe
- Menuet from Anna Magdalena's Notebook
- Gavotte from English Suite No. 3
- Gavotte
- Bouree
- Gavotte from French Suite No. 5
- Menuet from a Notebook for Wilhelm Friedmann Bach
- Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor (opening)
- Bouree from Overture in French Style
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (opening)
- Prelude in C Major
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
- Wachet Auf
- Invention in C Major
- Invention in A Minor
- Invention in F Major
Product description
These special arrangements offer beginning pianists the pleasure and satisfaction of playing Bach. Students of all ages will delight in these easy, pedagogical piano arrangements of familiar melodies such as "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," "Sheep May Safely Graze," and the haunting opening from the "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
Arranged in order of approximate difficulty, 26 selections include "Air on a G String," "Wachet Auf," and highlights from the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, and the Inventions. Additional features include a generous assortment of menuets, gavottes, bourrées, and other fun-to-play pieces. Level of difficulty 1+
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is considered one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. He was a master of polyphony and brought to perfection the musical form of the fugue. He composed 1126 musical compositions of various forms (they are referred to by the abbreviation BWV and serial number). In his time, Bach became famous mainly as a keyboard player, but as a composer he was less known. His music was perceived as conservative, and after his death it fell into oblivion for almost fifty years.
