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Sinfonia No. 6 in E major, BWV 792

17231 min

This guide follows Bach’s Sinfonia No. 6 in E major, BWV 792 (1723) in one part.

Recording: András Schiff (piano)

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Follow all 4 sections as they play

0:01–1:13

A flowing piece in E major and 9/8 whose is a running line of eighth notes in groups of three. I opens the piece, and II follows. Then the Second Half begins, and along the way come small surprises in the harmony and a short . In the the upper voice adds playful sixteenth notes before the E major chord.

  1. I
  2. 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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