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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Minuet in G minor, BWV 842

G-Moll BWV 842

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
2 flats
Time
3/4
Length
32 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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The opening bars of Minuet in G minor, BWV 842
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

  • As written294 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots210 notes
  • Right-hand melody178 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from C4 to A5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from D2 to F4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 2 flats (B♭ major or G minor)
  • Accidentals: flats outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7ths
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands in different rhythms

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Johann Sebastian Bach died in 1750. Credits