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 |
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| 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 (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score Cover and Introductory Notes |
| View | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1976 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Contrapunctus Press | 2021 | Complete Score |
| View | Selections (Nos.1, 5) | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin and cello |
Russ Bartoli | 2018 | Complete Score Violin Cello |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Paul De Bra | 2019 | Complete Score Complete Parts Source Files (Capella) |
| View | Capriccio (No.6) | Arrangement for 3 viols |
— | — | Complete Score Treble Viol Tenor Viol Bass Viol Engraving files (MusicXML) |
| View | Capriccio (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon and 2 horns |
— | — | Complete Score Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet 1 (B) Clarinet 2 (B) Bassoon Contrabassoon Horn 1 (F) Horn 2 (F) |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | — | Ivan Ilić, piano | — | 1. Sinfonia 2. Allemande 3. Courante 4. Sarabande 5. Rondeaux 6. Capriccio |
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| View | — | Shuwen Zhang, harpsichord | — | 1. Sinfonia 2. Allemande 3. Courante 4. Sarabande 5. Rondeaux 6. Capriccio |
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| View | — | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni, piano | — | 1. Sinfonia 2. Allemande 3. Courante 4. Sarabande 5. Rondeau 6. Capriccio |
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| View | — | Jean Dubé, piano | — | 6. Capriccio | |
| View | — | Paul De Bra, accordion Professor P, performer |
For 4 Accordions, Bass Accordion and Drum (De Bra) | 1. Sinfonia | |
| View | MIDI | Capriccio (No.6) | For 3 Viols (Watanabe) | Synthesized audio |
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