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Goldberg Variations

The Goldberg Variations (German: Goldberg-Variationen), BWV 988, is a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of thirty variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also have been the first performer of the work.

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Publisher
Balthasar Schmid
Dedication
Hermann Karl von Keyserling
Key
G major
Movements
Aria + 30 variations
Published
1741, Nuremberg

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Canons on the Goldberg ground, BWV 1087

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Jerome Robbins ballet

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related to Variatio 25. a 2 Clav.: Adagio · 12
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variations variation variatio clav goldberg time first bach canon second two aria bars notes section piece also bach's one bass

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Goldberg VariationsDedicationHermann Karl von Keyserling1.00infobox
Goldberg VariationsKeyG major1.00infobox
Goldberg VariationsMovementsAria + 30 variations1.00infobox
Goldberg VariationsPublished1741, Nuremberg1.00infobox
Goldberg VariationsPublisherBalthasar Schmid1.00infobox
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with one hand constantly moving backinstance ofThe Italian type of hand-crossing0.80text
forth between highinstance ofThe Italian type of hand-crossing0.80text
low registers while the other hand stays in the middle of the keyboardinstance ofThe Italian type of hand-crossing0.80text
playing the fast passages.Variatio 6instance ofThe Italian type of hand-crossing0.80text
is found in the clavier works of François Couperin is employedinstance ofThe French style of hand-crossing0.80text
with both hands playing at the same part of the keyboardinstance ofThe French style of hand-crossing0.80text

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