BWV 1001–1006

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set of musical compositions violin compositions

BWV 1001–1006 are Johann Sebastian Bach’s six celebrated works for solo violin, comprising three sonatas and three partitas that are central to the violin repertoire.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
BWV 1005	4
BWV 1006	4
BWV 1001–1006 canonical	3
BWV 1001	2
BWV 1002	2
BWV 1003	2
BWV 1004	2
BWV 1001 has four movements	1
BWV 1003 has four movements	1
BWV 1007–1012	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2507079 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: BWV 1001–1006
Context triple: [Violin Partitas and Sonatas, catalogNumber, BWV 1001–1006]

A. BWV 988
BWV 988 is the catalogue number for Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a monumental set of keyboard variations and one of the most celebrated works in the Baroque repertoire.
B. C major (BWV 1005)
C major (BWV 1005) is the key of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonata No. 3 for solo violin, a cornerstone of the Sonatas and Partitas noted for its monumental fugue and expressive depth.
C. Württemberg Sonatas
The Württemberg Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his expressive, empfindsamer Stil and mark an important step in the transition from Baroque to Classical music.
D. D minor (BWV 1004)
D minor (BWV 1004) is the key of J.S. Bach’s famous Partita No. 2 for solo violin, best known for its monumental final movement, the Chaconne.
E. The Art of Fugue
The Art of Fugue is an unfinished late contrapuntal masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach that systematically explores the possibilities of a single musical theme through a series of complex fugues and canons.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: BWV 1001–1006
Target entity description: BWV 1001–1006 are Johann Sebastian Bach’s six celebrated works for solo violin, comprising three sonatas and three partitas that are central to the violin repertoire.

A. BWV 988
BWV 988 is the catalogue number for Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a monumental set of keyboard variations and one of the most celebrated works in the Baroque repertoire.
B. C major (BWV 1005)
C major (BWV 1005) is the key of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonata No. 3 for solo violin, a cornerstone of the Sonatas and Partitas noted for its monumental fugue and expressive depth.
C. Württemberg Sonatas
The Württemberg Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his expressive, empfindsamer Stil and mark an important step in the transition from Baroque to Classical music.
D. D minor (BWV 1004)
D minor (BWV 1004) is the key of J.S. Bach’s famous Partita No. 2 for solo violin, best known for its monumental final movement, the Chaconne.
E. The Art of Fugue
The Art of Fugue is an unfinished late contrapuntal masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach that systematically explores the possibilities of a single musical theme through a series of complex fugues and canons.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	set of musical compositions ⓘ violin compositions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Violin Partitas and Sonatas ⓘ surface form: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
catalogueNumber	BWV 1001–1006 self-link ⓘ
composer	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
compositionPeriod	circa 1703–1720 ⓘ
containsDanceForms	allemande ⓘ bourrée ⓘ courante ⓘ gavotte ⓘ gigue ⓘ sarabande ⓘ
containsWork	BWV 1001–1006 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BWV 1001 BWV 1001–1006 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BWV 1002 BWV 1001–1006 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BWV 1003 BWV 1004 ⓘ BWV 1001–1006 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BWV 1005 BWV 1001–1006 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BWV 1006
dedicatedTo	possibly Johann Georg Pisendel ⓘ
frequentlyRecordedBy	Arthur Grumiaux ⓘ Gidon Kremer ⓘ Hilary Hahn ⓘ Itzhak Perlman ⓘ Jascha Heifetz ⓘ Nathan Milstein ⓘ Yehudi Menuhin ⓘ
genre	Baroque music ⓘ
importanceInRepertoire	central to the violin repertoire ⓘ
influenced	20th-century solo violin literature ⓘ Eugène Ysaÿe’s Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27 ⓘ
keyOfIndividualWork	BWV 1001 in G minor ⓘ Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 ⓘ surface form: BWV 1002 in B minor BWV 1003 in A minor ⓘ D minor (BWV 1004) ⓘ surface form: BWV 1004 in D minor BWV 1005 in C major ⓘ E major (BWV 1006) ⓘ surface form: BWV 1006 in E major
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
likelyPlaceOfComposition	Köthen ⓘ
manuscriptSource	Bach’s autograph manuscript dated 1720 ⓘ
movementCountOfWork	BWV 1001–1006 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BWV 1001 has four movements Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 ⓘ surface form: BWV 1002 has eight movements BWV 1001–1006 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BWV 1003 has four movements BWV 1004 has four movements ⓘ C major (BWV 1005) ⓘ surface form: BWV 1005 has five movements BWV 1006 has six movements ⓘ
notableMovement	Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ surface form: Chaconne from BWV 1004
numberOfWorks	6 ⓘ
scoredFor	solo violin ⓘ
style	polyphonic writing for solo violin ⓘ
workType	three sonatas and three partitas ⓘ

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Violin Partitas and Sonatas → catalogNumber → BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ

Cello Suites → catalogNumber → BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ

this entity surface form: BWV 1007–1012

Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato → catalogueNumberRange → BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ

D minor (BWV 1004) → BWVNumberOfAssociatedWork → BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ

this entity surface form: BWV 1004

C major (BWV 1005) → workCatalogueNumber → BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ

this entity surface form: BWV 1005