Classical Composer: | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
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Work: | 4 Duets, BWV 802-805 |
Year Composed: | 1739 |
Instrumentation: | org |
Publisher: | Breitkopf & Härtel |
Duration: | 00:12:00 |
Period: | Baroque (1600-1750) |
Work Category: | Instrumental |
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The title Duetto means a two-voice texture, in the manner of a two-part invention. The first, in E minor, opens with a rapid scale in the upper part, while the lower part introduces a descending figure in octave leaps, before roles are reversed. The second, in F major, offers a less elaborate subject in the upper part, answered in the dominant, to re-appear in various keys, on occasions overlapping in stretto. The opening section is repeated in conclusion. The G major third duet of the series is in compound rhythm, worked out as a two-part invention, to be followed by a final duet in A minor, in which the lower voice introduces an extended subject, answered by the upper part and then treated in a variety of ways, together with material derived from later episodes.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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