Invention No. 14 in Bb Major for Viola Duet BWV 785 Johann Sebastian Bach 2 Altos (duo) |
Compositeur | Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750) | ||
Instrumentation | 2 Altos (duo) | ||
Partition centrale | 15 Inventions à deux voix (249 partitions) 12 autres versions | ||
Genre | Baroque | ||
Arrangeur Editeur | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Droit d'auteur | Public Domain | ||
Ajoutée par magataganm, 15 Déc 2016
Unusually, Bach begins this Invention with the bottom
part having very little to do -- a tiny four-note
accompaniment figure spaced between long rests, while
the top line twirls gently up and down the staff. But
soon a brief call and response passage confuses the
issue, and the main melody emerges in the bottom, with
the top part now playing accompaniment. The top regains
control of the melody, but the bottom, reluctant to
relinquish the spotlight, maintains a steadier
accompanying line and even...(+)
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