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4Level 4 · Early advancedabout ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the cello 1 part

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22 (for 4 Cellos)

Johann Sebastian Bach· 1685–1750 · German
For 4 cellos
Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Cello 1
Form
Short piece
Length
About 3 min
Composed
—
Era
Baroque

About this work

Complete Variation22 arranged for four cellos.

Arranged by
Suzanne Dicker
Composer, title, arranger and movements, ready to paste into a program.

Character

MajorLyrical

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