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Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Johann Sebastian Bach took the theme and variation genre to a new level with his complex composition, Aria mit verschirdenen Veraenderungen. This piece, commonly referred to as the Goldberg Variations, was written for a student of Bach’s. ... The incredibly difficult keyboard skills needed to play these variations are exhibited in my two chosen variations, 14 and 29. I chose these two variations because of their extensively varied melodic ideas when contrasted to the original aria. ...
The aria and both chosen variations are all composed of two repeated sixteen bar phrases. ... The underlying chords and bass line are the constant that remains throughout the variations. ...
It is interesting to see and hear how the texture changes in both variations are consistent with the aria.
Approximate Word count = 612
Approximate Pages = 2.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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