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Polonaise in D minor, BWV Anh. 128
Anonymous (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach)
Key D minor
Style Baroque
Roughly RCM 4 · ABRSM 4 · Trinity 4 · Henle 2–3
Focus polonaise rhythm, chordal power, octaves
What its lesson teaches
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
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