Strings — Practical study pieces
Baroque · 1720

Cello Suite No. 6 in D

J. S. BachBWV 1012

Key
D
Time
12/8
Tempo
♩=80
AO focus
AO1

Incipit

Form

Originally for 5-string cello. The most virtuosic suite — high tessitura throughout.

Teaching points

  • 5-string instrument range exploited
  • Highest tessitura among the 6 suites
  • AO3: instrumental experimentation
Full score ↓Public domain

Anna Magdalena Bach + Bärenreiter, PD.

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