Bach for Violin

Description

Bach for Violin, arranged by Kathy Blackwell and David Blackwell, contains a varied collection of 14 attractive and popular pieces arranged for upper-intermediate standard violinists (Grades 5-7), exploring a range of keys, finger patterns, styles, and moods. The collection covers simpler dance movements and chorale melodies, as well as the solo Gigue from the Partita in E major. Other popular pieces include arrangements of Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring and the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria. Each piece is accompanied by background footnotes explaining provenance and points of style.

Bach for Violin contents:

• Prelude from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 862/1
• Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067
• Bourrées 1 and 2 from Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello BWV 1009
• Gounod: Ave Maria: Méditation sur le 1er Prélude de J.S. Bach
• Jesu, Joy of Man’s desiring BWV 147
• Allegro from Trio Sonata No. 1 for Organ BWV 525
• Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV 988
• Sonata from Cantata BWV 182
• ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’ from Cantata BWV 140
• ‘Auch mit ged:ampften, schwachen Stimmen’ from Cantata BWV 36
• Adagio from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C BWV 564
• ‘Bereite dich, Zion’ from Weinachtsoratorium BWV 248
• Menuet 1 & 2 from Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello BWV 1007
• Gigue from Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin BWV 1006