Strings — Practical study pieces
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.

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