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The basic [[harmony|harmonies]] and structure of the aria remain consistent from variation to variation. The work ends with a quodlibet, a humorous combination of two popular tunes. John Keillor writes, "The work is sublime and compassionate, graceful, warm, and relentlessly intricate, a demonstration of unmatched craft in music history and genuine, poetic imagination." In modern times, the work is played on both the [[harpsichord]] and the [[piano]].
The basic [[harmony|harmonies]] and structure of the aria remain consistent from variation to variation. The work ends with a quodlibet, a humorous combination of two popular tunes. John Keillor writes, "The work is sublime and compassionate, graceful, warm, and relentlessly intricate, a demonstration of unmatched craft in music history and genuine, poetic imagination." In modern times, the work is played on both the [[harpsichord]] and the [[piano]].
== Other editions ==
Later composers made adaptations of Bach's work. Among them, [[Josef Gabriel Rheinberger]] arranged a version for two pianos in the years 1880-1885. His idea was to change the work so that it could be played for a small audience in the host's home. This required major changes. In 1913, [[Max Reger]] revised this edition. He added indications on how it shood be played, and at what speed. In 1914, [[Ferruccio Busoni]] also revised the work, but he intended for it to be played in concert. He stated that it should be shortened, and that several repetitions were unnecessary.
[[File:GoldbergVariations_MehmetOkonsar-3of3_Var23to32END.ogg|thumb|GoldbergVariations MehmetOkonsar-3of3 Var23to32END]]
[[File:GoldbergVariations_MehmetOkonsar-2of3_Var11to23.ogg|thumb|GoldbergVariations MehmetOkonsar-2of3 Var11to23]]
[[File:GoldbergVariations MehmetOkonsar-1of3 Var1to10.ogg|thumb|GoldbergVariations MehmetOkonsar-1of3 Var1to10]]
== Goldberg Variations Media ==
== Goldberg Variations Media ==
File:Goldberg-titlepage.png|Title page of the ''Goldberg Variations'' (first edition)
File:Goldberg-titlepage.png|Title page of the ''Goldberg Variations'' (first edition)
File:Bach-goldberg-aria.png|Musical quotation from Goldberg Variations (Aria) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). Made using Sibelius 4 by Jashiin. The music quoted is in the public domain, and the image is hereby released into the public domain by Jashiin (version 2, errors in bars 5-6 fixed).
File:Quodlibet.jpg|The [[Quodlibet]] as it appears in the first edition
File:Bach-goldberg-var4.png|First 8 bars of the fourth variation.
File:Johann Sebastian Bach.jpg|[[Elias Gottlob Haussmann|Haussmann]]'s portrait of Bach depicts him holding the manuscript to BWV 1076, which is also the thirteenth canon in the Goldberg Canon cycle.
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== Notes ==
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