Violin Concerto a minor BWV 1041
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By Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher:
Bärenreiter
Arranger:
Violin
Piano
Genre:
Baroque
Line Up:
Violin & Piano Reduction (Solo: Violin)
Duration:
15:00
Level: 4
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The piece has three movements:
1. Allegro moderato, in A minor, 2
4 meter;
The opening movement is in ritornello form. This means that there is a main section that comes back in fragments in both the solo violin and orchestral parts. This 'ritornello' can be found in the first movement up until bar 24. The motifs of the theme appear in changing combinations and are separated and intensified throughout the movement.
2. Andante, in C major, Common Time meter;
In the Andante second movement, Bach uses an insistent pattern in the ostinato bass part that is repeated constantly in the movement. He focuses the variation in the harmonic relations. Butt notes that "Bach seems to have associated" the ostinato scheme "particularly with violin concertos.".
3. Allegro assai, in A minor 9
8 meter.
In the final movement Bach relies on bariolage figures to generate striking acoustic effects. The meter and rhythm are those of a gigue.[5] Butt describes it as "perhaps Bach's most animated and carefree movement in the minor mode.".
Instrumentation
Violin
Piano
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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685, – 28 July 1750) was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he did not introduce new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, an unrivalled control of harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France.
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