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Air, BWV 1068 (on the G String) (arr. Wilhelmj)

Johann Sebastian Bach · 1685–1750
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7
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Type
Short piece
Setting
Piano
Length
About 5 min
Era
Baroque
Nationality
German
Exam lists
Trinity, ASTA, UIL

Notes

Played on the G string; sustained tone & shifting

About this work

Composed
1730 ca.
  1. Ouverture
  2. Air
  3. Gavotte I
  4. Gavotte II
  5. Bourrée
  6. Gigue

Exam & syllabus listings

Trinity Gr 5 · ASTA CAP 7 · UIL Gr 2

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