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Sinfonia 5

by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) · Baroque · Easy

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VersionLevelKeyLength
Easy · Level 22 of 5C minor2:04

The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 2:04 of Sinfonia 5 in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.

Era
Baroque (1600–1750)
Mood
Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
Versions
1

About this piece

Sinfonia 5 is a melancholic Baroque piece by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). It is rated level 2 of 5, easy, and takes about 2:04 to play in C 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 Sinfonia 5 on piano

  1. 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.
  2. Use Wait mode for the first few runs, then play along at 50% speed with the count-in.
  3. Work in short sections of four to eight bars rather than always starting from the top.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 Olivier Vermersch 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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