Aria (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach)
by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) · Baroque · Easy
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy · Level 2 | 2 of 5 | D minor | 0:58 |
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- Era
- Baroque (1600–1750)
- Mood
- Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Aria (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) is a melancholic Baroque piece by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). The version here is level 2 of 5 (easy), in D minor and about 0:58 long. It is one of the 10 most popular pieces in our library.
About Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): German Baroque composer and organist. His teaching pieces, the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, the Little Preludes and the Inventions, are still where most pianists first meet counterpoint, and the Well-Tempered Clavier is a lifetime's study.
How to play Aria (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) on piano
- Learn each hand on its own before putting them together. In the app, choose Left or Right and the other hand plays for you, so you still hear the whole piece.
- Use Wait mode for the first few runs, then play along at 50% speed with the count-in.
- Work in short sections of four to eight bars rather than always starting from the top.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
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License and credits
Arranged by a MuseScore user, from the PDMX dataset. License: Public Domain. Source: MuseScore.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
PDMX files come from the PDMX dataset (Long et al., 2024, CC BY 4.0).
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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