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Variation 1BWV 988

Johann Sebastian Bach

  • Difficulty 5
  • G major
  • 2 min
  • 32 measures

The first variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, written for a single keyboard and published in 1741 or 1742. Set in two voices over the bass of the Aria, this variation trades fast runs and wide leaps larger than an octave from hand to hand. It has been compared to a polonaise.

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