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Polonaise in D minor, BWV Anh. 128

Anonymous (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach)

Key
D minor
Style
Baroque
Level
Level 4
Roughly
RCM 4 · ABRSM 4 · Trinity 4 · Henle 2–3
Lesson
Musicianship
Focus
polonaise rhythm, chordal power, octaves

What its lesson teaches

4.9 Keep the dancing bass light

Study the Polonaise in D minor from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (BWV Anh. 128): two light lines, one note at a time in each hand, with mordents (bar 1 and after), trills (bars 7, 11, 12 and 16) and grace notes, but no chords or octaves. At the keyboard: play its ornaments without tension.

Technique
  • D harmonic minor scale, hands separately, 2 octaves
  • D minor broken triad, hands separately, 2 octaves

Edition and licence

Score: Mutopia Project · public domain

Polonaise in D minor

Typeset by Steven McDougall.

Public Domain

Source: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1615

Licence: Public Domain (Mutopia Project licensing: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/legal.html)

Adapted by Musalea: converted to MusicXML and prepared for interactive practice.

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