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J. S. BACH
Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079
for guitar ensemble
Transcription: Nikos Chatzieleftheriou
EPN 1381
ISMN 979-0-69151-813-7
Pages: 60
Size! 235 x 320 mm
1. This is a transcription of the entire work except for the “Sonata sopr’ il Soggeto Reale a Traversa, Violino e Continuo.”
2. The Canons, the Ricercari and the Fugue have been transcribed for two, three, four and six guitars, in correspondence with J.S. Bach’s two-, three-, four- and six-part writing.
3. In Canon IIIb (“Canon 2 a 2 Violini in Unisono”) a contrabass guitar is used, tuned one octave lower than a standard guitar. However, the Canon can also be performed without it, by transposing all the “voices” up an octave.
4. In “Ricercare a 6” a guitar tuned up a 4th is used, which can be played by a 7th guitarist or by the 1st guitarist who will switch. There is enough time for the switch since the 2nd guitarist plays polyphonically the parts of guitar 1 and guitar 2.
5. Often, in order for a phrase to remain within the guitar’s range or in order to achieve better sonority, the voices are transposed. In those cases, the note is written as an octave chord.
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