About ‘Air on a G String’ |
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Artist:
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Bach, Johann Sebastian (biography)
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Born:
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21 March 1685 , Eisenach
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Died:
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28 July 1750 , Leipzig
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The Artist:
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One of the greatest composers of all time. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. He spent most of his life as a church organist and a choir director. His music combines profound expression with clever musico-mathematical feats, like fugues and canons in which the same melody is played against itself in various ways.
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| Composed: | 1720 circa. |
| Info: | Originally part of the orchestral suite No 3 and written for Prince Leopold, Bach’s employer in the little principality of Anhalt-Cothen between 1717 and 1723, the ‘Air on the G string’ arrived in its current popular form over 100 year later, when German violinist August Wilhelm arranged the piece for violin and piano to be played on the evocative G-string of the violin . |
| Score Key: | A major (Sounding Pitch) ( View more A major Music for Piano ) |
| Time Signature: | 4/4 (View more 4/4 Music) |
| Duration: | 4:36 |
| Tempo Marking: | Andante |
| Number of Pages: | 2 |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate Level: Recommended for Intermediate Level players |
| Instrument: | (View more Intermediate Music) |
| Style: | Classical (View more Classical Music) |
| Tags: |
18th century 211107797 baroque baroque music for piano
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