Closely related to BWV 1076, this canon displays Bach's immense facility with imitative structures. Its brevity belies the depth of its harmonic and contrapuntal design.
The challenge lies in articulation clarity across the imitative entries.
Canon in G major (BWV 1077) is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Canon in G major (BWV 1077) lasts about 1 minute.
Canon in G major (BWV 1077) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.