Bach: Cello Suites

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bach:_Cello_Suites
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:arrangedFor gptkb:guitar
gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:violin
gptkb:bass_guitar
gptkbp:BWV_number 1007-1012
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:compositionPeriod 1717-1723
gptkbp:dedicatedTo unknown
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World
gptkb:The_Pianist
gptkb:The_West_Wing
gptkbp:firstPublished 1824
gptkbp:genre Baroque
gptkbp:historicalSignificance cornerstone of solo cello literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bach: Cello Suites
gptkbp:influenced major works in cello repertoire
gptkbp:instrumentation solo cello
gptkbp:manuscript no autograph survives
gptkbp:notableMovement gptkb:Prelude_from_Suite_No._1_in_G_major
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Yo-Yo_Ma
gptkb:Mstislav_Rostropovich
gptkb:Pablo_Casals
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 6
gptkbp:structure each suite has a prelude, allemande, courante, sarabande, minuet/bourrée/gavotte, and gigue
gptkbp:Suite_No._1_key G major
gptkbp:Suite_No._2_key D minor
gptkbp:Suite_No._3_key C major
gptkbp:Suite_No._4_key E-flat major
gptkbp:Suite_No._5_key C minor
gptkbp:Suite_No._6_key D major
gptkbp:survivingSources gptkb:Anna_Magdalena_Bach_manuscript
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jian_Wang
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7