Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonate d-moll BWV 964
Work Overview
Music ID : 2287
Composition Year:1730
Publication Year:1866
First Publisher:Peters
Instrumentation:Piano Solo
Genre:sonata
Total Playing Time:23 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain
Composition Year:1730
Publication Year:1866
First Publisher:Peters
Instrumentation:Piano Solo
Genre:sonata
Total Playing Time:23 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain
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Author : PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department
Last Updated: January 1, 2010
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.
This sonata is an arrangement of Bach's own Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 964. The original work, in A minor, is transposed to D minor and directly transcribed for keyboard. However, in the fugal sections, counter-melodies are added, creating a magnificent polyphony.
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