Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002

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Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 is a solo violin work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate dance movements and its place among the celebrated set of six sonatas and partitas for unaccompanied violin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf solo violin work
violin partita
approximateCompositionStart 1720
catalogNumber BWV 1002
linked to: BWV 1001–1006
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
compositionPeriod Baroque era
containsDanceForm allemande
bourrée
courante
sarabande
followedBy Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
genre Baroque violin music
historicalSignificance central work in the solo violin repertoire
influenced later solo violin repertoire
key B minor
languageOfTitle Italian
manuscriptSource Bach’s autograph manuscript of the six sonatas and partitas
movement Allemanda
Corrente
Double of Allemanda
Double of Corrente
Double of Sarabande
Double of Tempo di Borea
Sarabande
Tempo di Borea
notableFeature part of Bach’s only surviving set of works for unaccompanied violin
use of doubles as variations on each dance movement
numberInSet 2
opusType partita
partOf Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006
placeOfComposition Köthen
precededBy Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
publisherOfFirstEdition Nägeli (early 19th century)
requiresTechnique advanced solo violin technique
scoring solo violin
set six sonatas and partitas for solo violin
style German Baroque
title Partita I in h-Moll
Partita No. 1 in B minor
tonalCenter B minor
tonalSystem well-tempered tuning tradition
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 25 minutes
workNumberInBWVSequence 1002

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Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato consistsOf Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
BWV 1001–1006 keyOfIndividualWork BWV 1002 in B minor
linked to: Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
BWV 1001–1006 movementCountOfWork BWV 1002 has eight movements
linked to: Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 relatedWork Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 relatedWork Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
linked to: Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Hilary Hahn Plays Bach hasTrack Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
subject linked to: album "Hilary Hahn Plays Bach"
linked to: Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Hilary Hahn Plays Bach hasMovement BWV 1002 – Double
subject linked to: album "Hilary Hahn Plays Bach"
linked to: Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Hilary Hahn Plays Bach: Sonatas 1 & 2, Partita 1 featuresWork Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Hilary Hahn Plays Bach: Sonatas 1 & 2, Partita 1 hasPart Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 followedBy Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 title Partita No. 1 in B minor
linked to: Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 title Partita I in h-Moll
linked to: Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002