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Variations on 'Ich schlief da träumte mir', H.69
form: fugue / fantasia / virtuoso · skill: full contrapuntal and virtuoso command
Variations on ‘Ich schlief da träumte mir’, H.69
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · classical · Fugues, fantasias & virtuoso works
Variations on ‘Ich schlief da träumte mir’, H.69 demands full contrapuntal and virtuoso command of the instrument. The summit: the fugues of the Well-Tempered Clavier, the chromatic fantasia, and the virtuoso variation and capriccio repertoire — complete command of counterpoint and the instrument.
Why this piece, and where it sits
J.S. Bach’s teaching order (Clavier-Büchlein, Inventions & Sinfonias title-page, Well-Tempered Clavier) — for the canonical beginner-to-advanced keyboard syllabus (skill: full contrapuntal and virtuoso command).
Confidence: ⚠ form-heuristic — graded by musical form (no pedal to read); a score-level pass will refine this.
Score (PDF): open / download the score — the site’s own copy, source on IMSLP.
Score
To import into forScore on iPad/iPhone: open the score, then tap Safari’s Share button → Copy to forScore. The score arrives tagged with its title, composer and genre.