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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
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
This guide follows Bach’s Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 (1735) in three parts: [Allegro], Andante and Presto.
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- II
- III
I[]0:03–3:42
in F major. The full-orchestra is the , and it four times, alternating with the four Episodes. The opening is vigorous and suggests a string orchestra, and the material grows more decorated as it goes. Listen for the contest between the two groups, which Bach shows by moving between the two keyboards.
II3:47–8:00
III8:12–11:40
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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