Baroque · 1720
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor
J. S. BachBWV 1008
- Key
- Dm
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=60
- AO focus
- AO1
Incipit
Form
Six dance movements: Prelude–Allemande–Courante–Sarabande–Minuet I/II–Gigue.
Teaching points
- D minor introspective key
- Sarabande among Bach's most expressive
- AO3: Suite as architecture
Full score ↓Public domain
Anna Magdalena Bach copy + later urtext, PD.