About the work
One line, four players.
Bach wrote this compact perpetual canon as a single musical line with four clefs. Four players begin the same line at different pitches, turning the riddle into an ever-circling four-part piece. This SATB recorder realization is based on an arrangement by David J. Grossman.
View score →Bach’s manuscript gives the one written line in four clefs—the clue to its four simultaneous parts.
Score video
Watch the score unfold.
This video pairs the audio with the complete score.