Die Kunst der Fuge, Contrapunctus XVII - Fuga a 2 Clav. (rectus, inversus): part 1
by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) · Baroque · Advanced
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced · Level 4 | 4 of 5 | D minor | 2:34 |
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- Era
- Baroque (1600–1750)
- Mood
- Dramatic · fast, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Die Kunst der Fuge, Contrapunctus XVII - Fuga a 2 Clav. (rectus, inversus): part 1 is a dramatic Baroque piece by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). There is one arrangement: Advanced (level 4 of 5), 2:34 long, in D minor. In the app it belongs to the Preludes & fugues collection.
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 Die Kunst der Fuge, Contrapunctus XVII - Fuga a 2 Clav. (rectus, inversus): part 1 on piano
- Expect weeks, not days. Learn it section by section and keep a list of the hardest passages to practise first in every session.
- Slow practice is the fastest way forward: loop the difficult bars at 50% until they are clean, then 75%, then full speed.
- Decide on fingering early for fast passages and write it down; changing fingering later costs more time than it saves.
- It's a fast piece. Resist playing it at full tempo until it's accurate at a slower one; speed built on wrong notes doesn't last.
- Each hand has its own line here. Practise hands separately until both lines are secure; in the app, choose Left or Right and the app plays the other hand for you.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Typeset by Arnaud Gossart for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
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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