Composition: Partita in C minor, BWV 826 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Partita in C minor |
| Alternative title | Partita No.2 ; German Suite No.2 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 826 |
| Instrumentation | harpsichord |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1726 |
| First published | 1726 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinfonia | — | — | — |
| Allemande | — | — | — |
| Courante | — | — | — |
| Sarabande | — | — | — |
| Rondeau | — | — | — |
| Capriccio | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Sinfonia (No.1) | orchestra | Paul De Bra |
| view | Capriccio (No.6) | 3 viols | Hitoshi Watanabe |
| view | Capriccio (No.6) | 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon and 2 horns | John Clarke |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Cover and Introductory Notes · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1976 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Contrapunctus Press | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Selections (Nos.1, 5) | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and cello |
Russ Bartoli | 2018 | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Paul De Bra | 2019 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Source Files (Capella) · view |
| view | Capriccio (No.6) | Arrangement for 3 viols |
— | — | Complete Score · view Treble Viol · view Tenor Viol · view Bass Viol · view Engraving files (MusicXML) · view |
| view | Capriccio (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon and 2 horns |
— | — | Complete Score · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Ivan Ilić (piano) | — | 1. Sinfonia · file 2. Allemande · file 3. Courante · file 4. Sarabande · file 5. Rondeaux · file 6. Capriccio · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Shuwen Zhang (harpsichord) | — | 1. Sinfonia · file 2. Allemande · file 3. Courante · file 4. Sarabande · file 5. Rondeaux · file 6. Capriccio · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | 1. Sinfonia · file 2. Allemande · file 3. Courante · file 4. Sarabande · file 5. Rondeau · file 6. Capriccio · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Jean Dubé (piano) | — | 6. Capriccio · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Paul De Bra (accordion) and Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions, Bass Accordion and Drum (De Bra) | 1. Sinfonia · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Capriccio (No.6) | For 3 Viols (Watanabe) | Synthesized audio · file |
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