Composition: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Cello Suite No. 6 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 1012 |
| Instrumentation | cello violoncello piccolo |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1717 |
| First published | 1824 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prélude | — | — | — |
| Allemande | — | — | — |
| Courante | — | — | — |
| Sarabande | — | — | — |
| Gavotte I | — | — | — |
| Gavotte II | — | — | — |
| Gigue | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | cello and piano viola and piano |
Friedrich Wilhelm Stade and Original version |
| view | Complete | cello and piano viola and piano |
Friedrich Wilhelm Stade and Revised version |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Carl Georg Peter Grädener |
| view | Complete | flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| view | Complete | violin | Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama |
| view | Complete | viola | Francisco Antonio Esparza Dévora |
| view | Complete | viola | Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama |
| view | Complete | guitar | Vesa Kuokkanen |
| view | Complete | melodica | Arnold den Teuling |
| view | Complete | piano | Roberto Novegno |
| view | Complete | piano | Joachim Raff |
| view | Complete | celesta toy piano |
Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| view | Selections | — | Giovanni Pietro Orefice |
| view | Selections | cello and piano | Leo Smith |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Elaine Fine |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | violin | Joseba Berrocal |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | viola | Joseba Berrocal |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | celesta toy piano |
Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| view | Allemande (No.2) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Elaine Fine |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | 2 flutes, alto flute and bass flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Marcus Caratelli |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | 3 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | cello and piano violin and piano |
Antoni Cink |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | piano | Arthur Foote |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | piano | Theodore Presser |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | organ | G.J. van Eyken |
| view | Gavottes (Nos.5, 6) | cello and piano | Adolf Grünwald and Otto Standke |
| view | Gavottes (Nos.5, 6) | piano 4 hands | Louis Winkler |
| view | Gavottes (Nos.5, 6) | guitar | Stefan Nesyba |
| view | Gavottes (Nos.5, 6) | piano | William Mason |
| view | Gigue (No.7) | wind ensemble | Giovanni Pietro Orefice |
| view | Gigue (No.7) | harmonium | Alexandre Guilmant |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (Text I) · view Complete Score (Text II) · view |
| view | Complete | — | YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library | — | Complete Score (without slurs) · view Complete Score ( G major , without slurs) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (transposed down a fifth into G major) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | — | Joseba Berrocal | 2021 | Complete Score (4 Strings, G major ) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano viola and piano |
Gustav Heinze | 1864 | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view Viola Part (alternate) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano viola and piano |
Gustav Heinze | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
H. Pohle | — | Complete Piano, Cello Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin |
YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library | — | Complete Score ( D major ) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola |
Francisco Antonio Esparza Dévora | 2020 | Complete Score ( D major ) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola |
YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library | — | Complete Score (original key, without slurs) · view Complete Score ( G major ) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for melodica |
Arnold den Teuling | 2020 | Complete Score ( C major , 37 Keys) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
J. Rieter-Biedermann | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for celesta toy piano |
Rockza Music Edition | 2017 | I. Prelude · view II. Allemande · view III. Courante · view IV. Sarabande · view V. Gavotte I · view VI. Gavotte II · view VII. Gigue · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement |
Giovanni Pietro Orefice | 2022 | Complete Scores (with explanations) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Schirmer | 1915 | Sarabande - Score · view Gavottes - Score · view Sarabande and Gavottes - Cello Part · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Elaine Fine | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for violin |
Joseba Berrocal | 2021 | Complete Score ( D major ) · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for viola |
Joseba Berrocal | 2021 | Complete Score ( G major ) · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for celesta toy piano |
Rockza Music Edition | 2020 | I. Prelude · view |
| view | Allemande (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Elaine Fine | 2020 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 flutes, alto flute and bass flute |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Marcus Caratelli | 2020 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | Arrangement for cello and piano violin and piano |
Gebethner and Wolff | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
Arthur P. Schmidt | 1885 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
Theodore Presser | 1925 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | Arrangement for organ |
Augener | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Gavottes (Nos.5, 6) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Gavottes I-II · view |
| view | Gavottes (Nos.5, 6) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Gavottes (Nos.5, 6) | Arrangement for guitar |
Stefan Nesyba | 1955 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Gavottes (Nos.5, 6) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1874 | 5. Gavotte I · view |
| view | Gigue (No.7) | Arrangement for wind ensemble |
Giovanni Pietro Orefice | 2022 | Complete Score and Parts (with explanatory note) · view |
| view | Gigue (No.7) | Arrangement for harmonium |
Schott | 1892 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Colin Carr (cello) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Pierre Fournier (cello) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Thomas Auner (cello) | — | 1. Prelude · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | For 2 Flutes, Alto Flute and Bass Flute (Kamioka) | 4. Sarabande · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | For Piano (Novegno) | 1. Prélude · file 2. Allemande · file 3. Courante · file 4. Sarabande · file 5. Gavotte I/II · file 6. Gigue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Sarabande (No.4) | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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