Description
This short piece comes from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) and carries a gentle, minor-key melancholy without ever feeling heavy. Its simple call-and-response between the hands makes it an approachable way for beginners to internalize the lilting three-beat feel of a Baroque minuet.
The minuet, an elegant triple-time dance popular in the Baroque era, evoking the refined atmosphere of a courtly ball.
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About the Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was the towering figure of German Baroque music, serving for decades as Cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Renowned for his mastery of counterpoint, he laid the foundations of keyboard music with works such as The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Inventions. This site includes 229 of his pieces, including numerous chorale settings and arias.
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