Does anyone know a music piece by Bach in which we can hear the harpsichord?

Question

can you please give me its name? thx!

Answer 1

try his Well-tempered Clavier I & II. they are solo pieces (for the keyboard instruments) recorded either on harpsichord or the modern piano. you want to find those which were done on harpsichord...I've seen them before. heard them before even.

but if you're just looking for songs to hear the harpsichord sound, you can also try the other Baroque composers. Corelli's trio sonatas are pretty good. they were written for 2 higher-pitched instruments (usually violin/oboe/flute) and 1 low instrument (usually cello/bassoon), with a continuo part played either on organ or harpsichord. that means 4 instruments in total, even though it says 'trio sonata'. this is because the word 'trio' simply means 3 parts, it doesn't necessarily have to be only played by 3 instruments. the 2 high instruments in a trio sonata take melodic lines (2 parts), while the low instrument plays the bass line with chords being realised on a keyboard instrument (counted as 1 part because the chords are not written out on the stave, they're simply indicated through the use of figured bass below a bass line).

Answer 2

I would personally suggest and recommend Bach's Harpsichord Concertos.

If you want to hear the harpsichord at it's best then I suggest getting hold of:

Variationen 'Goldberg' (Goldberg Variations)
Ein musicalisches opfer (A Musical Offering)
Der notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach (The Notebooks of Anna Magdalena Bach)
Die kunst der fuge (The Art of Fugue)

Or, I suggest getting a CD of pieces by William Byrd and/or pieces from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.

Answer 3

The only keyboards available in Bach's time were the harpischord, clavichord and organ - piano was not yet invented. Listen to most of Bach's music and you hear the harpsichord.

Now, are you referring to solo harpsichord? If so, the Well-Tempered Clavier book is a good example. It contains many pieces for harpsichord and is used as an instruction book.

Answer 4

The 5th Brandenburg concerto features the harpsichord, with a very long cadenza.

He also wrote a number of keyboard concertos.

If you are looking for solo harpsichord, there are many many works. The Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, the Goldberg Variations, The French Suites, English Suites, Partitas, Well Tempered Clavier, Italian Concerto.......

Look here:

http://pianosociety.com/cms/index.php?section=21

Answer 5

Bach wrote many pieces that could be played on a harpsichord,either solo,or as part of an ensemble. Played in said manner, this type of music is called 'chamber music'.
Run a searcn for 'Bach-chamber music', & just SEE what comes up!

Answer 6

Two pieces from Bachs Magnificat (BWV 243) stand out for excellent continuo. The 2nd movement.....Et exsultavit, and no.7...Fecit potentiam. The harpsichord is brilliant. Also listen to Brandenburg Concerto no. 2, first movement for a lively heel tapping good ol' time.

Answer 7

Yes I do :
Concerto No 2 in E, BWV 1053
Concerto No 3 in D, BWV1054
Concerto No 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058
That's just a few....there are hundreds of them.....and a lot of the piano music as been transcribed for harpsichord !!!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

Concerto for harpsichord, strings and continuo #1 in D minor BWV 1152 I think There are many more.