Bach JCF Musical Leisure Hours for Piano EPP45 ABRSM

Musical Leisure Hours

Easier Piano Pieces 45

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

Editor: Roberts, Timothy

• Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach was a son of Johann Sebastian and served at the court of Buckeburg.

• in 1787-8 he published a four-volume collection of his keyboard and other music under the title Musical Leisure Hours, from which the 69 short pieces in this album have been selected.

• miniatures intended for light entertainment, these are mostly pieces in the popular dance forms of the day, while a few look back to the style of his father.

Contents

Adagio in C minor

Allegretto in D

Allegretto in F

Allegro in Bb

Allegro in C

Allegro in D minor

Allegro in E minor

Allegro in Eb

Allegro in G

Andante in E

Andante in G

Angloise in A

Angloise in D

Marche in G

Menuet in A

Menuet in C

Menuet in F

Musette in G

Polonaise in F (allegretto)

Scherzo in C

Schwaebisch in F

Solfeggio in D

Solfeggio in G

Villanella in Bb