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Partita for Violin No. 2 (Bach) Chaconne (beginning), Bach's manuscript. The Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004, by Johann Sebastian Bach, was written between 1717 and 1720. It is a part of his compositional cycle called Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin.
The sonatas and partitas for solo violin (BWV 1001–1006) are a set of six works composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are sometimes referred to in English as the sonatas and partias for solo violin in accordance with Bach's headings in the autograph manuscript: "Partia" (plural "Partien") was commonly used in German-speaking regions during ...
BWV 1001 – Sonata No. 1 in G minor. BWV 1002 – Partita No. 1 in B minor. BWV 1003 – Sonata No. 2 in A minor. BWV 1004 – Partita No. 2 in D minor. BWV 1005 – Sonata No. 3 in C major. BWV 1006 – Partita No. 3 in E major. BWV 1006a – Suite in E major for solo lute (transcription of Partita No. 3 for solo violin, BWV 1006)
Bach himself was an inveterate transcriber of his works for other musical forces. For example: Sonatas and partitas for solo violin, BWV 1001–1006. Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041. Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042. Double Violin Concerto (Bach), BWV 1043. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (suspected to be a transcription of a ...
Manuscript of the first movement of BWV 1019, third version, copied by Johann Christoph Altnickol. The six sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord BWV 1014–1019 by Johann Sebastian Bach are works in trio sonata form, with the two upper parts in the harpsichord and violin over a bass line supplied by the harpsichord and an optional viola da gamba.
Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach. The English Suites, BWV 806–811, are a set of six suites written by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach for harpsichord (or clavichord) and generally thought to be the earliest of his 19 suites for keyboard (discounting several less well-known earlier suites), the others being the six French Suites (BWV 812–817), the six Partitas (BWV 825-830) and ...
Six Little Preludes (933–938) [edit] Main article: Six Little Preludes (Bach) An 18th-century set of short preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 933 – Little Prelude in C major. BWV 934 – Little Prelude in C minor. BWV 935 – Little Prelude in D minor. BWV 936 – Little Prelude in D major.
The four orchestral suites BWV 1066–1069 (called ouvertures by their composer) are four suites by Johann Sebastian Bach from the years 1724–1731. The name ouverture refers only in part to the opening movement in the style of the French overture, in which a majestic opening section in relatively slow dotted-note rhythm in duple meter is ...