Bach held three major jobs in his life: first he worked for a duke, then for a prince, and finally, he became director of music at the St. Thomas Church and School in Leipzig, Germany. Even though his job in Leipzig kept him very busy, Bach found time to conduct a group of musicians who liked to get together to perform at Zimmerman’s, a local coffee house.
BWV 564 During his early days as a professional organist, Bach tinkered and toyed with all shapes, sizes, and kinds of organ music, eventually perfecting the two-part toccata and fugue or prelude and fugue form. Only a single surviving work shows the composer's interest in a three-part example of that form: the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, which has been attributed to Bach's years in Weimar. It shares some similarities with other toccatas composed around the same time, all show the influence of concerto style and form.
This graphic represents what I see when I close my eyes and listen to the, Adagio movement from this composition. Why not try it yourself? Don’t copy my work. Listen to the Adagio by clicking the arrow in the music bar below and draw a picture of how it sounds to you?