Partita for Violin No. 3 (Bach)
The Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006.1 (formerly 1006),[1] is the last work in Johann Sebastian Bach's set of Sonatas and Partitas. It consists of the following movements:
It takes about 15–18 minutes to perform.
Bach transcribed the Partita as a suite, cataloged as BWV 1006.2 (formerly 1006a).[2] The music critic Wilhelm Tappert claimed in 1900 that this arrangement was for lute solo, but present researchScript error: No such module "Unsubst". indicates that it was for an unspecified instrument.[3]
The Preludio consists almost entirely of semiquavers (i.e. sixteenth notes). The Preludio was also transcribed by Bach for use in two cantatas:
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The "Gavotte en Rondeau" is included on the Voyager Golden Record and often heard in TV or radio programs.[4]
In 1933 Sergei Rachmaninoff transcribed for piano (and subsequently recorded) the Preludio, Gavotte, and Giga from this partita (as TN iii/1).[5][6] An arrangement of the Preludio for jazz trio by Jacques Loussier appeared on his Reflections of Bach album of 1987[7] and was used as the theme of the BBC Radio 4 music quiz show Counterpoint.[8] Eugéne Ysaÿe's Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor also quotes the Preludio in the first movement.
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References
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External links
- Manuscript (fair copy) in Bach's hand of the Partita at the Bach Digital project
- 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001–1006: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Blair Johnston. Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 at AllMusic
- Performance by violinist Karen Gomyo from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
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