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Italienisches Konzert, BWV 971 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Click here for parking recommendations, public transportation options and directions to the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation venue. An impressive double fugue begins with the unfolding of a substantial subject using leaps and repeated notes, a direct contrast to the descending chromatic subject of the second fugue.

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The two opposing forces are then combined at the end of the piece to create the effect of an unshakable musical edifice. The toccata from the Italian toccare, to touch is a genre that does not adhere to any formal rules and, as implied in the name, is meant to exploit the resources of the keyboard. Early toccatas were conceived in a single unified movement.

András Schiff - Bach. Italian Concerto in F BWV971

By the late 16th century and into the 17th century, they incorporated free style and fugal sections. The Toccata in D major BWV might be perceived by the listener as a single, lengthy and continuous movement; it is in fact made up of six sections of varying length: This work is based on a theme of Tomaso Albinoni , from the second movement Allegro of his Sonata a Tre, op.

The first version adheres more closely to its model, while the second goes further afield in expanding on the original.

‎Bach: Concerto Italien - 4 Duettos by Mireille Lagacé on Apple Music

Here Bach reveals himself in a new light: The Fantasia is a brillant improvisation divided into three sections: Then comes a three-voice fugue that dispels the chaos of the opening tableau, sometimes yielding to two-voice passages in freer style and sometimes reinforced by chords and octaves that enhance the dynamics of the harpsichord.

Italian Concerto and Fantasias for Harpsichord Composers. Release date August 14, Genres Harpsichord, Organ, Fortepiano Keyboards.

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