Composition: 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
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 and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1931 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (with Technical Indications) · view |
| view | Preludio (No.1) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for lute |
Schott | 1913 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Cover Pages · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for treble recorder |
Tel-Aviv: G & H Edition | 2011 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viol |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement | — | — | I. Preludio · view II. Loure · view III. Gavotte en Rondeau · view IV. Menuets · view V. Bourrée · view VI. Gigue · view Engraving Files (XML) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1882 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for celesta toy piano |
Rockza Music Edition | — | I. Preludio · view II. Loure · view III. Gavotte · view IV. Menuet I · view V. Menuet II · view VI. Bourree · view VII. Gigue · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 recorders |
— | — | Nos.2-5 - Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Robert Lienau | — | "Deutsche Suite" - Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Nos.3-4 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harmonium |
Durand | 1892 | Nos.4-5 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Carl Fischer | 1933 | Suite (I. Preludio; III. Gavotte; VII. Gigue) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
J. Rieter-Biedermann | — | Complete Score (Nos.2–7) · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for organ and orchestra |
Manuscript | 1982 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for 7 violins |
Giovanni Pietro Orefice | 2022 | Complete Score and Explanation · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Durand | 1885 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for viola |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for cello |
— | — | Complete Score (transposed to A major ) · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for electric guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano |
R.E. Westerlund | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano | RSB | 2011 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano |
J. Rieter-Biedermann | 1863 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1884 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano left hand |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | Arrangement for piano |
Schuberth & Co. | 1880 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Steingräber Verlag | — | Complete Score · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe · view Bassoon · view Horn 1, 2 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone · view Piano · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1913 | Complete Score · view Violin · view |
| view | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | Arrangement for keyboard |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins and viola |
Marie Baroque | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Menuet I (No.4) | Arrangement | — | — | Loure: for Cello Duo · view Gavotte en Rondeau: for Cello Duo · view Menuets: for Cello Duo · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Karen Gomyo (violin) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Alexander Schneider (violin) | — | 1. Preludio · file 2. Loure · file 3. Gavotte en Rondeau · file 4 Menuett I; 5. Menuett II · file 6. Bourrée · file 7. Gigue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | Michel Rondeau (trumpet) | For Trumpet (Rondeau) | 3. Gavotte en Rondeau · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Menuet I-II (Nos.4-5) | For 2 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Loure (No.2) | For 2 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Gavotte en Rondeau (No.3) | For 2 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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