Exercitium in G Minor for Viola BWV 598 Johann Sebastian Bach Viola Skill level :
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Composer | ![]() Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750) | ||
Instrumentation | Viola | ||
Sheet central | Pedal-Exercitium (3 sheet music) | ||
Style | Baroque | ||
Arranger | ![]() | ||
Publisher | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||
Copyright | Public Domain | ||
Added by magataganm, 17 Jul 2016
The Pedal-Exercitium in G Minor (BWV 598)is a very
short piece for organ in G minor. It is a complex
exercise meant only for the organ pedals, consisting of
fast passages and difficult articulation. The
handwriting of the manuscript is Carl Philipp Emanuel
Bach, son of Johann Sebastian.
The origins of the composition are uncertain: according to the musicologist Alberto Basso this is a song that Carl Philipp tried to transcribe on the spot while his father was improvising to the pedals. ...(+) |