Description
This movement from BWV 1006a is a gavotte in rondeau form, where the main theme returns repeatedly between contrasting episodes. Bright and immediately appealing, it is one of the best-known movements from the original solo violin partita, and its clear melodic line comes through vividly in this keyboard arrangement as well.
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About the Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was the towering figure of German Baroque music, serving for decades as Cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Renowned for his mastery of counterpoint, he laid the foundations of keyboard music with works such as The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Inventions. This site includes 229 of his pieces, including numerous chorale settings and arias.
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