Description
The Sarabande from Partita No.1 packs 504 notes into a brief 47 seconds, giving it a noticeably denser texture than the suite's other movements. Rather than leaning heavily on the dance's traditional second-beat emphasis, it favors richly ornamented melodic lines that call for careful, expressive shaping.
Suite-form works from the Baroque era; Bach's Partitas, a sequence of varied dances, are ranked among the greatest keyboard works.
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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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