Sechs Suiten für Violoncello solo

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sechs_Suiten_für_Violoncello_solo
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:BWV_1007–1012
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:compositionPeriod 1717–1723
gptkbp:dedicatedTo unknown
gptkbp:firstPublished 1824
gptkbp:genre suite
gptkbp:historicalSignificance cornerstone of solo cello repertoire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sechs Suiten für Violoncello solo
gptkbp:influenced cello repertoire
gptkbp:instrumentation solo cello
gptkbp:key_of_Suite_No._1 G major
gptkbp:key_of_Suite_No._2 D minor
gptkbp:key_of_Suite_No._3 C major
gptkbp:key_of_Suite_No._4 E-flat major
gptkbp:key_of_Suite_No._5 C minor
gptkbp:key_of_Suite_No._6 D major
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Anna_Magdalena_Bach_manuscript
gptkbp:notableMovement Prelude (Suite No. 1)
Sarabande (Suite No. 5)
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:Yo-Yo_Ma
gptkb:Mstislav_Rostropovich
gptkb:Pablo_Casals
gptkbp:pieceCount 6
gptkbp:structure each suite consists of a prelude, allemande, courante, sarabande, minuet/bourrée/gavotte, and gigue
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bach's_Cello_Suites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6