6 Cello Suites, BWV 1007-1012 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Vangi (2018/4/1)

5 more: No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008 • No.3 in C major, BWV 1009 • No.4 in E♭ major, BWV 1010 • No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 • No.6 in D minor, BWV 1012

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Vangi (2018/4/1)

Performer Pages Pierre Fournier (cello)
Publisher Info. Deutsch Grammophon, 1961.
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Scores

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4 more: Complete Score • Complete Score (black and white) • Complete Score • Complete Score (monochrome)

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Generoso (2007/6/5)

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Copyist Anna Magdalena Bach (1701–1760)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1727-31).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 269
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Fdodd (2018/11/27)

Copyist Anna Magdalena Bach (1701–1760)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1727-31).
Reprinted Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Facsimile of Mus.ms. Bach P 269. no.383 of 1000 printed copies. Publisher stamps: Hinrichsen covers original Peters Edition label. File-size much reduced from the one posted before.
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Feduol (2014/5/21)

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Andrewt (2010/8/21)

Copyist Johann Peter Kellner (1705–1772)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1726).
Reprinted Kassel: Bärenreiter, No.5215/5216, 2000.
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 804 (pp.249-76)
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Feduol (2014/5/27)

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Andrewt (2010/8/21)

Copyist Schober and Anonymous (2 copyists)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1750-99).
Reprinted Kassel: Bärenreiter, No.5215/5216, 2000.
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 289 (pp.71-112)
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Andrewt (2010/8/21)

Copyist Anonymous
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1775-1800).
Reprinted Kassel: Bärenreiter, No.5215/5216, 2000.
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Misc. Notes 300 dpi 8 bit grayscale for increased legibility. The various blank spots and general illegibility are present in the original; they are not the faults of the scan. Also known as Source D and the Traeg MS
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Andrewt (2010/8/21)

Editor Louis-Pierre Norblin (1781-1854)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Janet et Cotelle, n.d.[1824]. Plate 1497.
Reprinted Kassel: Bärenreiter, No.5215/5216, 2000.
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MTL-David (2017/3/8)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: H.A. Probst, n.d.[1825]. Plate 165.
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Misc. Notes This score is part of the Wallenberg Collection, kept at The Music and Theatre Library of Sweden
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Generoso (2012/10/21)

Editor Friedrich Dotzauer (1783-1860)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1826]. Plate 4346.
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Generoso (2011/2/26)

Editor Friedrich Grützmacher (1832-1903)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.238a, n.d.[1867]. Plate 4962.
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Misc. Notes This is Grützmacher's conservative edition - see under Arrangements and Transcriptions for Grützmacher's heavily edited/arranged "performer's edition".
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Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821-1905)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 27.1 (pp.59-94)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1879. Plate B.W. XXVII (1).
Reprinted Complete Suites for Unaccompanied Cello and Sonatas for Viola da gamba
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1988.
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Generoso (2011/7/9)

Editor Friedrich Dotzauer (1783-1860)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate V.A. 1236.
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Misc. Notes Revised reissue (new engraving) of Dotzauer edition
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Carolus (2009/8/13)

Editor Julius Klengel (1859-1933)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 22879.
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Generoso (2011/7/9)

Editor Robert Hausmann (1852-1909)
Engraver Leipzig: F.W. Garbrecht.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Steingräber Verlag, n.d.[1898]. Plate 882.
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Editor Hugo Becker (1863-1941)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.238, n.d.(ca.1911). Plate 9148.
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Generoso (2011/6/16)

Editor Fernand Pollain (1879-1955)
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Durand & fils, 1918. Plate D. & F. 9546.
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Schalltrichter (2023/9/22)

Editor Cornélis Liégeois (1860-1921)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Lemoine, 1920. Plate 21313 P. 1062 H.
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Editor Hans Eppstein (1911-2008)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie VI, Band 2 (pp.1-52, 53-104)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1988. Plate BA 5068.
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Misc. Notes Text I: Based on copies of Anna Magdalena Bach, Johann Peter Kellner
Text II: Based in anonymous copy (2nd half, 18th cent.)
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Coulonnus (2011/9/11)

Editor Werner Icking (1943-2001)
Publisher. Info. Werner Icking Estate, 1997.
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Shin-Itchiro (2013/1/30)

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Shin-Itchiro (2013/1/30)

Editor Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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Misc. Notes This edition without slurs was edited based on the manuscripts of Johann Peter Kellner and Anna Magdalena Bach. Normal notation version of 5th suite and transposed version (in G major) of 6th suite are included. See Editor's Notes
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Cellofun.eu (2021/6/5)

Editor Cellofun.eu
Publisher. Info. Cellofun.eu
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Misc. Notes Here, the four known manuscript sources have been typeset and laid out in score format principally in order to make for an easy comparison of the bowings (slurs). This is not an academic, scholarly work, in the sense that there are a few typos (note errors) and not all of the minor differences in notes and rhythms between the different manuscripts have been reproduced. We have however tried to reproduce as closely as possible the ambiguities in the placements and shapes of the slurs of the original manuscripts. This was made more difficult in the Sixth Suite because of the many different (and redundant) clefs used for this Suite in the manuscripts. In the Fifth Suite, the pitches are notated at their true pitch (not with scordatura) while the Sixth Suite is transposed down a fifth into G major for reasons that are explained on the cellofun.eu website. For best results, print on A4 size paper.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Cello or Viola and Piano (Schumann and Stade)

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Generoso (2012/7/12)

Arranger Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Editor Friedrich Wilhelm Stade (1817-1902)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Gustav Heinze, n.d. [1871].
Reprinted Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 7311.
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For Cello and Piano (Grädener)

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Generoso (2012/7/12)

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Arranger Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812-1883)
Publisher. Info. Hamburg: H. Pohle, n.d.[1871]. Plate H.P. 19. 115.
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Arranger Frédéric Boulanger (b. 1967)
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Misc. Notes Model with low C required.
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For Violin (David)

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Generoso (2012/10/13)

Arranger Ferdinand David (1810-1873)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Gustav Heinze, n.d.(ca.1866). Plate G. 114 H.
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Misc. Notes Comments and background
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For Violin (Ebner)

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RTM (2011/10/2)

5 more: No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008 • No.3 in C major, BWV 1009 • No.4 in E♭ major, BWV 1010 • No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 • No.6 in D minor, BWV 1012

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RTM (2011/10/5)

Arranger Josef Ebner (fl.1903-1921)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig/Zürich: Gebrüder Hug, n.d.(ca.1913). Plate G.H. 5151.
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For Violin (Icking)

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Coulonnus (2011/9/11)

Arranger Werner Icking (1943-2001)
Publisher. Info. Werner Icking Estate, 1997.
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For Viola (Icking)

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Coulonnus (2011/9/11)

Arranger Werner Icking (1943-2001)
Publisher. Info. Werner Icking Estate, 1997.
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For Viola (Spindler)

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Zelenka (2009/3/9)

Arranger Fritz Spindler (1817-1905)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, 1962. Plate 29137.
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Misc. Notes It seems to be a reissue of Hofmeister Edition. Spindler was a Viola player in Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig. -- when was the Hofmeister edition published? Worldcat turns up nothing more recent than 1953- did Spindler leave his arrangement in manuscript?
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For Viola (Yokoyama)

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Shin-Itchiro (2013/2/5)

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Arranger Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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Misc. Notes This edition without slurs was edited based on the manuscripts of Johann Peter Kellner and Anna Magdalena Bach. Normal notation version of 5th suite and transposed version (in G major) of 6th suite are included. Editor's Notes
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For Cello (Grützmacher)

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YuriyLcello (2011/7/1)

Arranger Friedrich Grützmacher (1832-1903)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.238b, n.d.[1866]. Plate 4546.
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Misc. Notes Grützmacher's "performer's edition." Heavily edited, arranged and reharmonized. Suite No.6 is transposed to G major.
See under Scores tab for Grützmacher's other more conservative edition.
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Selections

For 7 Cellos (Orefice)

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Jehandulac (2022/3/27)

Arranger Giovanni Pietro Orefice (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Unveiled 7 cellos canon structure of one mvmt per Suite = 7th immanent Suite: 1. Suite #4, BWV1010: Preludium , 2. Suite #1, BWV 1007: Allemande, 3. Suite #5, BWV 1011: Courante, 4. Suite #2, BWV 1008: Sarabande, 5 & 6. Suite 3, BWV 1009: Bourrée I & II, 7. Suite 6, BWV 1012: Gigue
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For 5 Cellos (Orefice)

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Jehandulac (2022/2/12)

Arranger Giovanni Pietro Orefice (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Unveiled 5 cellos canon structure for some pieces: 1. Suite #4, BWV1010: Preludium , 2. Suite #1, BWV 1007: Allemande, 3. Suite #5, BWV 1011: Courante, 4. Suite #2, BWV 1008: Sarabande, 5 & 6. Suite 3, BWV 1009: Bourrée I & II, 7. Suite 6, BWV 1012: Gigue
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For 3 Cellos (Orefice)

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Jehandulac (2022/5/8)

Arranger Giovanni Pietro Orefice (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Double canon structure unveiled for BWV 1007 to BWV 1012, 3 Cellos and 7 Cellos
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For Bass Recorder (Perry)

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Reccmo (2012/5/18)

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Reccmo (2012/5/18)

Arranger Philip Perry
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Misc. Notes 7 selections (#220993), 9 selections (#220994)
These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Ukulele (Preece)

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Tepreece (2015/8/2)

Arranger Thomas Preece
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For Trombone or Euphonium (Balparda de Carvalho)

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Balparda (2021/11/22)

Arranger Daniel Balparda de Carvalho (b. 1975)
Publisher. Info. Daniel Balparda de Carvalho, 2021.
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Misc. Notes see below
  1. Suite #1, BWV 1007: Menuet I & II
  2. Suite #2, BWV 1008: Prélude
  3. Suite #3, BWV 1009: Bourrée I & II
  4. Suite #4, BWV 1010: Bourrée I & II
  5. Suite #5, BWV 1011: Allemande & Sarabande
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For Lute (MacKillop)

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Dbmiller (2023/3/25)

Arranger Rob MacKillop
Editor Miles Dempster
Publisher. Info. Montreal: Score Conversions, 1998.
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Misc. Notes In French tablature.
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For Violin (Bonds)

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Abonds (2023/10/5)

Arranger Alan Ernest Bonds
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Misc. Notes Quality edited performing parts & typeset from the urtext
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For Viola (Bonds)

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Arranger Alan Ernest Bonds
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For Piano (Foote)

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Arranger Arthur Foote (1853-1937)
Publisher. Info. Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1885. Plate 645.
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Misc. Notes Sarabande from Suite No.6 and Courante from Suite No.1
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For 3 Cellos (Orefice)

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Jehandulac (2023/2/5)

Arranger Giovanni Pietro Orefice (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Hidden Canons Guide for the 6 Cello Suites, only the time delays are reported here, short document.
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Jehandulac (2023/7/31)

Editor Giovanni Pietro Orefice (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice, 2023.
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Misc. Notes New solutions found for 1st and 2nd Suite Préludes, without exceptions
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General Information

Work Title 6 Cello Suites
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 无伴奏大提琴组曲; 無伴奏大提琴組曲; Suitoj por violonĉelo sola; Suity na wiolonczelę solo J. S. Bacha; Biolontxelo Solorako Suitak; 무반주 첼로 모음곡; Suites pour violoncelle seul; Сюиты для виолончели соло; Suites para violonchelo solo; Cello Suites; Suites per a violoncel sol; Sellosarjat; Csellószvitek; Suites per violoncello solo; Suiten für Violoncello solo; Chwe Chyfres ar gyfer Sielo Digyfeiliant; Cellosuitar av Bach; 無伴奏チェロ組曲; Suity pro sólové violoncello; Šest suita za violončelo solo; Zes suites voor onbegeleide cello; Suítes para Violoncelo; Suiter for cello solo; Թավջութակի սուիտներ (Բախ); Viyolonsel Süitleri, BWV 1007-1012 (Bach); Tổ khúc cello (Bach); سوئیت ویولنسل (باخ)
Name Aliases 무반주 첼로 모음곡(바흐); Suites per a violoncel sol de Bach; Suite per violoncello solo; Sei suites a violoncello solo senza basso; Sei suites per violoncello solo; Bachsuiten; Cellosuite; Seks Suitar for Cello; Suity pro violoncello; Zes suites voor onbegeleide cello (J.S. Bach); Seis Suítes para Violoncelo Solo
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 193652248; GND: 300011539; BNF: 139093949
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 1007-1012
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 suites:
  1. Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007
  2. Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008
  3. Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009
  4. Cello Suite No.4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010
  5. Cello Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011
  6. Cello Suite No.6 in D major, BWV 1012
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1717-23
First Publication. 1824* - Paris: Janet & Cotelle
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation cello*
External Links Wikipedia article
Scores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information *Composition and Publication history