Herr, unser Herrscher (St John Passion)
by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) · Baroque · Intermediate
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate · Level 3 | 3 of 5 | G minor | 11:31 |
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- Era
- Baroque (1600–1750)
- Mood
- Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) is the composer of Herr, unser Herrscher (St John Passion), a Baroque piece that is slow and in a minor key, with a wistful feel. It is rated level 3 of 5, intermediate, and takes about 11:31 to play in G minor.
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 Herr, unser Herrscher (St John Passion) on piano
- Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
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- Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
- 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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