14 Canons - 4 (BWV 1087)

Johann Sebastian Bach · Level 3 (Late beginner) · Baroque · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A solo guitar piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, in G major and 2/4 time: a melody accompanied by the bass. 11 bars. Complete transcription from the Mutopia Project edition (source: Photocopy of Autograph).

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Practise the bass alone (thumb), then the melody alone (i-m, or a with rest strokes) before combining the two voices; the melody must sing on top. Work in four-bar sections before playing it through.

More pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach

• 14 Canons - 1 (BWV 1087)
• 14 Canons - 2 (BWV 1087)
• 14 Canons - 3 (BWV 1087)
• Menuet in G (BWV Anh. 114)
• Lute Suite BWV 997: 1. Prelude
• Lute Suite BWV 997: 2. Fuga
• Lute Suite BWV 997: 3. Sarabande
• Lute Suite BWV 997: 4. Gigue

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