Bach: Violin Sonatas and Partitas

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:characteristics ornamentation
counterpoint
dance movements
expressive melodies
fugal writing
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:contains 3
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important work in violin repertoire
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Prince_Leopold_of_Anhalt-Cöthen
gptkbp:duration approximately 60 minutes
gptkbp:formFactor sonata and partita
gptkbp:genre classical music
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1720
gptkbp:influencedBy Baroque music
gptkbp:instrument solo violin
gptkbp:keyIssues various keys
gptkbp:legacy influenced many composers
standard repertoire for violinists
performed in competitions
studied by students of violin
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Schirmer_edition
gptkb:Schott_edition
gptkb:Bärenreiter_edition
Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Bach-Gesellschaft edition
Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Barenreiter edition
Edition Peters
Urtext edition
Alfred_Music_edition
Dover_edition
Henle_edition
Peters_edition
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 3
gptkbp:performedBy many violinists
gptkbp:publishedBy 1802
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Bach_Gesellschaft_edition
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:Itzhak_Perlman
gptkb:Joshua_Bell
gptkb:Anne-Sophie_Mutter
gptkbp:style Baroque style