Composition: Partita in B-flat major, BWV 825 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Partita in B-flat major |
| Alternative title | Partita No.1 ; German Suite No.1 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 825 |
| Instrumentation | harpsichord |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| 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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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prelude | — | — | — |
| Allemande | — | — | — |
| Courante | — | — | — |
| Sarabande | — | — | — |
| Menuett I | — | — | — |
| Menuett II | — | — | — |
| Gigue | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon and 2 horns | John Clarke |
| view | Complete | piano | Harold Bauer |
| view | Selections | 2 recorders 3 recorders 4 recorders |
R.D. Tennent |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | 3 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Allemande (No.2) | piano | Moritz Moszkowski |
| view | Gigue (No.7) | harp | Tiny Béon |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Cover and Introductory Notes · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1976 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (A4) · view Complete Score (LTR) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Contrapunctus Press | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Nos.1, 4, 5, 6 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon and 2 horns |
— | — | Complete Score · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1921 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 recorders 3 recorders 4 recorders |
— | — | Nos.5-6 - Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score (ATB recorders) · view |
| view | Allemande (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
Ditson | 1914 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Gigue (No.7) | Arrangement for harp |
Louis Rouhier | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Ji (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Chiara Bertoglio (piano) | — | 1. Praeludium · file 2. Allemande · file 3. Courante · file 4. Sarabande · file 5-6. Menuet I-II · file 7. Gigue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Simone Renzi (piano) | — | 1. Praeludium · file 2. Allemande · file 3. Courante · file 4. Sarabande · file 5-6. Menuet I-II · file 7. Gigue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | György Sebők (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Wanda Landowska (harpsichord) | — | 1. Prelude · file 2. Allemande · file 3. Courante · file 4. Sarabande · file 5-6. Menuet I-II · file 7. Gigue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Prelude (No.1) | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | 1. Prelude · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Menuets (Nos.5-6) | *For 2-4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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