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.