Composition: Capriccio in B-flat major, BWV 992 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo |
| Alternative title | Capriccio on the Departure of the Beloved Brother |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 992 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1704 |
| First published | 1839 |
| Dedication | Johann Jacob Bach |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Capriccios |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arioso: Adagio. Ist eine Schmeichelung der Freunde, | — | — | — |
| Andante). Ist eine Vorstellung unterschiedlicher Casuum, | — | — | — |
| Adagiosissimo: Ist ein allgemeines Lamento der Freunde | — | — | — |
| Andante con moto) All hier kommen die Freunde | — | — | — |
| Aria di Postiglione: Allegro poco | — | — | — |
| Fuga all' imitazione die Posta (della cornetta di postiglione) | — | — | — |
Arrangements
(No arrangements)
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1976 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | 6. Fugue · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1915 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Arioso: Adagio (No.1) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Lament of His Friends, Adagiosissimo (No.3) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fuga all'imitazione della cornetta di postiglione (No.6) | — | — | — | Soprano Recorder · view Alto Recorder · view Tenor Recorder · view Bass Recorder · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Sylvia Kind (harpsichord) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Papalin (performer) | For Recorders (Papalin) | 1. Arioso: Adagio · file 2. (Andante) · file 3. Adagiosissimo · file 4. (Andante con moto) · file 5. Aria di Postiglione: Allegro poco · file 6. Fuga all' imitazione della di Posta · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Lament of His Friends, Adagiosissimo (No.3) | For 2 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Fuga all'imitazione della cornetta di postiglione (No.6) | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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