Composition: Concerto for 3 Harpsichords in D minor, BWV 1063 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Concerto for 3 Harpsichords |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 1063 |
| Instrumentation | 3 harpsichords, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | D minor |
| Composed | 1735 |
| First published | 1846 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 840 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. (no tempo indication) | — | — | — |
| II. Alla Sicilliana | — | — | — |
| III. Allegro | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 3 recorders, strings and continuo | James Howard Young |
| view | Complete | 3 violins, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Harpsichord 1 solo · view Harpsichord 2 solo · view Harpsichord 3 solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 recorders, strings and continuo |
— | — | Treble Recorder 1 · view Treble Recorder 2 · view Treble Recorder 3 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Full score · view Violin I · view Violin II · view Violin III · view Viola · view Cello · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Rami Bar-Niv (piano) | I. [no tempo indication] · file II. Alla Sicilliana · file III. Allegro · file |
| view | Robert Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord) and Marie-Claire Alain (harpsichord) and Anne-Marie Beckensteiner (harpsichord) and Jean-François Paillard (performer) | Complete Recording · file |
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