Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Violin Partita No. 3 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 1006 |
| Instrumentation | violin |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | E major |
| Composed | 1720 |
| First published | 1802 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Partitas |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Preludio | — | — | — |
| II. Loure | — | — | — |
| III. Gavotte en Rondeau | — | — | — |
| IV. Menuett I | — | — | — |
| V. Menuett II | — | — | — |
| VI. Bourrée | — | — | — |
| VII. Gigue | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | lute | Fritz Kreisler |
| View | Complete | violin and piano | Robert Schumann |
| View | Complete | treble recorder | Gil Garty |
| View | Complete | flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| View | Complete | viol | Richard Yates |
| View | Complete | — | Richard Yates |
| View | Complete | — | — |
| View | Complete | piano | Rafael Joseffy |
| View | Complete | celesta toy piano |
Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| View | Selections | 2 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Selections | violin and piano | August Wilhelmj |
| View | Selections | cello and piano | Adolf Grünwald Otto Standke |
| View | Selections | harmonium | Alexandre Guilmant |
| View | Selections | piano | Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| View | Selections | piano | Joachim Raff |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | organ and orchestra | Andreas Makris |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | 7 violins | Giovanni Pietro Orefice |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | violin and piano | Camille Saint-Saëns |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | violin and piano | Alexander Siloti |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | viola | Trey Chever |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | cello | K. Kaufman |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | guitar | Bernhard Manger |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | electric guitar | Moises Olvera |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | piano | Leon Kruber |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | piano | Erkki Melartin |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | piano | — |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | piano | Camille Saint-Saëns |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | piano left hand | William Thomas Best |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | piano | Rafael Joseffy |
| View | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | orchestra | Fritz Reuter |
| View | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | violin and piano | Willy Burmester |
| View | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | violin and piano | Fritz Kreisler |
| View | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | keyboard | Steve Repasky |
| View | Menuet I (No.4) | 2 violins and viola | Marie Baroque |
| View | Menuet I (No.4) | — | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1931 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (with Technical Indications) |
| View | Preludio (No.1) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for lute |
Schott | 1913 | Complete Score Violin Part Cover Pages |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for treble recorder |
Tel-Aviv: G & H Edition | 2011 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for flute |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for viol |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement | — | — | I. Preludio II. Loure III. Gavotte en Rondeau IV. Menuets V. Bourrée VI. Gigue Engraving Files (XML) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1882 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for celesta toy piano |
Rockza Music Edition | — | I. Preludio II. Loure III. Gavotte IV. Menuet I V. Menuet II VI. Bourree VII. Gigue |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 recorders |
— | — | Nos.2-5 - Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Robert Lienau | — | "Deutsche Suite" - Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano Otto Standke |
Litolff | — | Nos.3-4 |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for harmonium |
Durand | 1892 | Nos.4-5 |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Carl Fischer | 1933 | Suite (I. Preludio; III. Gavotte; VII. Gigue) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
J. Rieter-Biedermann | — | Complete Score (Nos.2–7) |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for organ and orchestra |
Manuscript | 1982 | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for 7 violins |
Giovanni Pietro Orefice | 2022 | Complete Score and Explanation |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Durand | 1885 | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for viola |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for cello |
— | — | Complete Score (transposed to A major ) |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for electric guitar |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano |
R.E. Westerlund | — | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano | RSB | 2011 | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano |
J. Rieter-Biedermann | 1863 | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1884 | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano left hand |
Novello | — | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano |
Schuberth & Co. | 1880 | Complete Score |
| View | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Steingräber Verlag | — | Complete Score Flute 1, 2 Oboe Bassoon Horn 1, 2 (F) Trumpet 1, 2 (A) Trombone Piano Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score |
| View | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1913 | Complete Score Violin |
| View | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | Arrangement for keyboard |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins and viola |
Marie Baroque | 2017 | Complete Score |
| View | Menuet I (No.4) | Arrangement | — | — | Loure: for Cello Duo Gavotte en Rondeau: for Cello Duo Menuets: for Cello Duo |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | Karen Gomyo, violin | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | Complete | Alexander Schneider, violin | — | 1. Preludio 2. Loure 3. Gavotte en Rondeau 4 Menuett I; 5. Menuett II 6. Bourrée 7. Gigue |
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| View | Selections | Michel Rondeau, trumpet | For Trumpet (Rondeau) | 3. Gavotte en Rondeau | |
| View | MIDI | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | For 2 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Loure (No.2) | For 2 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | For 2 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
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