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Sinfonia No. 15 in B minor, BWV 801

17231 min

This guide follows Bach’s Sinfonia No. 15 in B minor, BWV 801 (1723) in one part.

Recording: András Schiff (piano)

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Follow all 3 sections as they play

0:01–1:15

A piece in B minor and 9/16. Part I opens with the , built on repeated notes, in the upper voice. A few later the bass takes up the same tune an octave lower, in , over a fixed . Part II begins in the major of D, with the now in the middle voice. A closes the piece.

  1. Part I
  2. Part II

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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