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Play — Suite In A Major, A Dur BWV 832: Allemande-Air Pour Les Trompettes-Sarabande-Bourrée-Gigue · Christiane Wuyts, Jacques Goermans, Johann Sebastian Bach (the player loads on click)
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MusicCoach difficulty
44/100
Elementary
Level of the complete work
We have no level specific to this movement. The figure above is that of the complete work: within a cycle, movements often differ widely in demand.
Estimated skills
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Ornaments
Baroque ornaments
1
Style
Baroque style
1
Reading
Bass clef reading
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
Technique
Two-voice polyphony
1
What to play next?
Each suggestion combines difficulty gap, risk, confidence and skill overlap. The first two cards in each column are the most useful pedagogically.
Gentle step
The safest next step.
Gentle
Suite infantil no. 1, A.53
Heitor Villa-Lobos
close skills
low risk
to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Style moderne et contemporain and Analyse harmonique — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Gentle
Ikonit, suite for piano, op. 6
Einojuhani Rautavaara
close skills
low risk
to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style baroque and Ornements baroque — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Balanced step
A genuine step up, without a jolt.
Balanced
Suite in A major, BWV.832
Johann Sebastian Bach
close skills
moderate risk
fair confidence
A real step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style baroque and Ornements baroque — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Balanced
Suite no. 25 in C major, T.301
Johann Pachelbel
close skills
moderate risk
to confirm
A real step up: this piece moves you into Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style baroque and Ornements baroque — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Ambitious challenge
A useful leap with guided practice.
Challenge
Suite in E flat major, BWV.819
Johann Sebastian Bach
close skills
high risk
to confirm
An ambitious leap into Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. The skill that will carry the work: Style baroque and Ornements baroque — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Challenge
Suite in A minor, BWV.818
Johann Sebastian Bach
close skills
high risk
to confirm
An ambitious leap into Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. The skill that will carry the work: Style baroque and Ornements baroque — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Same level
Same level
Invention No.4 in D minor BWV 775
Johann Sebastian Bach
partial transfer
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Indépendance des mains and Doigté complexe — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.
Same level
Fugue in C major, BWV.953
Johann Sebastian Bach
partial transfer
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Analyse harmonique and Polyphonie à trois voix ou plus — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.
Same level
Invention, for piano
Sofia Gubaidulina
partial transfer
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Indépendance des mains and Style baroque — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.
This Gigue is lively and dance-like, driven by a contrapuntal flow that requires keeping rhythmic momentum while preserving the clarity of individual voices. You will face specific challenges in Ornaments (Baroque) (4.1/5): executing quick, precise embellishments (trills, appoggiaturas and small mordents) and fitting them seamlessly into the line, and in Reading bass clef (3.1/5): clearly reading and articulating the bass in the left hand, often staggered against the right hand, which requires confident hand shifts and solid rhythmic independence. The piece belongs to the Baroque period as a dance movement within one of Bach’s keyboard suites, representative of his polyphonic writing for keyboard. I do not provide a recommended recording here because I am not fully certain of a single definitive interpretation for this specific piece.