The allegro is in binary form AB. The repeats are not played in the realisation. A brisk movement that needs to be played with a sense of there being one beat in the bar. The realisation plays back at 68 bpm with the one in a bar beat being a dotted quarter note or crotchet Equal temperament tuning allowed Bach and others to discover and pursue new key options in their exploration of the cycle of fifths. As a brisk movement fingers need to be kept near the keys and the choice of fingers needs to be secure. The edited sheet music score with suggested fingering in place is a snapshot of how the music editor approached the playing of the work. A plain score is appended to the edited sheet music score. A legato touch needs to be demonstrated in the top line which has much diatonic step wise movement . There is opportunity to explore contrasting dynamics a reflection that this piece was originally intended to be played on the harpsichord. Ornamenation does not feature in this arrangement and the two main cadences feature at the end of the A section (bar 36) and at the end of the B section (bar 96). Remember that Bach’s music needs to be played with the clearest of intentions. The music editor favours a dry acoustic performing Bach’s music with minimal use of the sustaining pedal.

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