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Six Trio Sonatas, BWV 525-530
Classical/Chamber music • 1727
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Arranged for SAB saxophone trio
Title by uploader: J. S. Bach: The Six 'Trio Sonatas', arranged for SAB saxophone trio, BWV 525-530
Instrumentation |
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone |
Scored for |
Trio |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Movement(s) |
1 to 18 from 18 |
Arranger |
Paul Wehage |
Publisher |
Musik Fabrik |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
60'0 |
The Six Trio Sonatas, BWV 525-530 were composed about 1727 during Bach’s period in Leipzig. They were not composed for organ, but (according to Forkel, Bach’s first biographer whose information came from Bach’s son Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach) for the pedal harpsichord as means of improiving the pedal technique of his son Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. This instrument, which requires a great deal of precision in performance, contains a normal harpsichord with two manuals attached to a pedal board which activates another harpsichord which is lower to the ground. Many of the movements in these "Italian" sonatas were used in other settings, in Bach’s Cantatas and in other instrumental works.
Bach always tuned his own keyboards and confided his tuning system to his student Johann Kimberger (1721-1788) who used this information to devise several tuning schemes to create a "well-tempered" system according to Bach’s ideas. The main principal that Bach gave Kimberger was that all thirds should be tuned slightly sharp ("...alle grossen Terzen scharf"). The saxophone is an ideal instrument to experiment with this sort of tuning, given the possibilities for adjustment in the embouchure. Nothing can replace a good set of ears in the process and use of electronic tuning devices should be avoided, unless they can be specifically programmed to reflect these sorts of non-standard tunings.
Sonata no. 1 in Eb major, BWV 525
Sonata no. 2 in c minor , BWV 526
Sonata no. 3 in d minor, BWV 527
Sonata no. 4 in e minor, BWV 528
Sonata no. 5 in C major, BWV 529
Sonata no. 6 in G major, BWV 530
Score, solo part
Title by uploader: Bach - 6 Violin Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord (or Piano) - Scores and Part, BWV 525/530
Instrumentation |
Harpsichord, Violin |
Scored for |
Duo |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Solo part |
Movement(s) |
1 to 6 from 6 |
Arranger |
Santino Cara |
Publisher |
Santino Cara |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Genre |
Classical/Sonata |
Complete scores and part of "Six Violin Sonatas BWV 525 / 530" for Violin and Harpsichord or Piano. Transcribed by Santino Cara from "Six Sonatas for Organ and Pedal" composed by Johann Sebastian Bach between 1727 and 1732.
Sonatas:
Sonata No.1 in E flat major BWV 525
Sonata No.2 in C minor BWV 526
Sonata No.3 in D minor BWV 527
Sonata No.4 in E minor BWV 528
Sonata No.5 in in C major BWV 529
Sonata No.6 in G major BWV 530
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