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Baroque essentials
Ground bass, ritornello, fugue and dance: the Baroque in twelve works, from Purcell to Bach's Musical Offering.
Purcell → Pachelbel → Bach → Vivaldi → Handel → Scarlatti
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
This guide follows Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (1730) in three parts: Vivace, Largo ma non tanto and Allegro.
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- I
- II
- III
I0:08–3:58
. The is built like a fugue, though the viola stays out of the fugal discussion. The opening fugal (A) , shortened, three times, and in the episodes between, the two violins share every equally. Other sections are labelled B (three times) and C (twice), with two transitions.
- A
- B
II 4:13–11:16
III11:33–16:28
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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