Bach : Aria BWV 515

Bach : Aria BWV 515

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Aria in D minor, BWV 515 -- Urtext

Enlightening thoughts of a tobacco smoker

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)



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Bach : Aria BWV 515



An easy aria from Anna Magdalena's Notebook!


Instrumentation : Piano or harpsichord Period/genre : Baroque (1600-1750)
Included : One solo score Composed/published : Published 1725
Edition : Urtext (ed. M.A. Caux) Skill level : Grade 2/12 : Easy
Movements : Aria Pages : 1




Sources : Johann Sebastian Bach, Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach [Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach] (1725).

This notebook was filled with favorite selections of the members of the Bach family.

This Aria in D minor, BWV 515 is also known as the Pipe Aria, as it is based on the poem Erbauliche Gedanken eines Tobackrauchers [Enlightening thoughts of a tobacco smoker].

This Aria was composed during the Baroque period and has a simple A-A-B-B form :

  • Mm. 1-8 : Part A (played twice) in the key of D minor, modulating to F Major in measure 5
  • Mm. 9-16 : Part B (played twice) starts in C Major, modulating back to D minor in measure 11

Program Notes : Please take note of the following points concerning the Baroque style performance practice appropriate for this Aria :

  • Most quarter notes in both the left and right hands should be played slightly detached


  • Cadential trills are required in measures 7 and 15, even though not indicated by Bach


  • These cadential trills are to start ON the beat, on the upper note


  •  For better clarity, the editor has included in this score a suggestion for the proper realization of each one of these two trills in smaller print



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References : Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach   Bach Sheet Music

Baroque Piano Sheet Music   Baroque Harpsichord Sheet Music

Associated collections :
Baroque Sheet Music for Harpsichord (Grade 2)
Baroque Sheet Music for Piano (Grade 2)


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