Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Cypressdome (2014/1/9)

Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Performers Colin Carr (cello)
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Vangi (2018/4/1)

Performer Pages Pierre Fournier (cello)
Publisher Info. Deutsche Grammophon, 1961.
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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/21)

5 more: 2. Allemande • 3. Courante • 4. Sarabande • 5. Bourrée I / 6. Bourrée II • 7. Gigue

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/21)

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/21)

Performer Pages Pablo Casals (cello)
Publisher Info. Angel Records, 1957. COLH 17.
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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For Piano (Novegno)

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Travelsbypiano (2011/8/29)

5 more: 2. Allemande • 3. Courante • 4. Sarabande • 5. Bourrée I / 6. Bourrée II • 6. Gigue

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Travelsbypiano (2011/8/29)

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Performers Shizuka
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Misc. Notes original piano transcription by Roberto Novegno, synthesized audio file performance
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Prelude (No.1)

For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Fine)

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Elainefine (2018/6/17)

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Sarabande (No.4)

For 3 Recorders (Tennent)

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Rdtennent (2022/9/16)

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Sheet Music

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Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821-1905)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 27.1 (pp.68-73)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1879. Plate B.W. XXVII (1).
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1988.
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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 (2010/7/10)

Editor Hugo Becker (1863-1941)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.238, n.d.(ca.1911). Plate 9148.
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Ottaviano (2024/9/27)

Editor Diran Alexanian (1881-1954)
Publisher. Info. Six Suites pour Violoncelle seul No.3 (pp.22-34)
Paris: Francois Salabert S.A., 1929. Plate SECA 16.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10 x 13 inches. The physical source was marked very heavily with pencil in the suite, which I have removed most of them, but there might have been a couple editorial additions that might have gotten removed on accident, please let Sallen112 know if there is anything that is missing from the music and I can reinclude it with reprocessing certain pages once again.
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Editor Hans Eppstein (1911-2008)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie VI, Band 2 (pp.14-21, 66-73)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1988. Plate BA 5068.
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Misc. Notes Text I: Based on the copies by Anna Magdalena Bach, Johann Peter Kellner.
Text II: Based on anonymous copy (2nd half 18th century)
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Shin-Itchiro (2011/9/29)

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Shin-Itchiro (2014/5/9)

Editor Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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Misc. Notes Based on the copies by Anna Magdalena Bach, Johann Peter Kellner.
See also Editor's Notes
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For 3-5 Cellos (Orefice)

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Arranger Giovanni Pietro Orefice
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Misc. Notes Bach's 3rd Suite unveiled CANON structure for several cellos
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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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Arranger Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812-1883)
Publisher. Info. Hamburg: H. Pohle, n.d.(ca.1871). Plate H.P. 19.
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Arranger Hideo Kamioka (b. 1958)
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Arranger Jay Lichtmann
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For Violin (David)

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Arranger Ferdinand David (1810-1871)
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For Violin (Yokoyama)

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Shin-Itchiro (2013/2/28)

Arranger Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
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Misc. Notes Based on the copy by Anna Magdalena Bach, some corrections from Kellner's copy. See also Editor's Notes
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For Viola (Yokoyama)

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Misc. Notes Based on the copy by Anna Magdalena Bach, some corrections from Kellner's copy. See also Editor's Notes
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For Double Bass (Trapkus)

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Arranger Isaac Trapkus (b. 1984)
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Misc. Notes Besides transposing to G major, no other notation changes or simplifications have been added to accommodate performance on bass. This edition also includes a "clean" part with no slur markings.
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For Guitar (Manger)

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Arranger Bernhard Manger (b. 1953)
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Misc. Notes This is a playable transposition of the original as a starting point for your own version (holding notes longer, adding a few suitable ones).
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For Piano (Godowsky)

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Hobbypianist (2007/6/22)

Arranger Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1924. Plate 23078, 22950, 22936.
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For Piano (Novegno)

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Arranger Roberto Novegno
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Arranger Joachim Raff (1822-1882)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig and Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d.[1870]. Plate 620c.
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For Piano (Siloti)
See: Transcriptions for the Young
For Celesta or Toy Piano (Isida)

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6 more: II. Allemande • III. Courante • IV. Sarabande • V. Bourree I • VI. Bourree II • VII. Gigue

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Rockzaemon (2020/7/13)

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Misc. Notes G-C, 42 keys
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Prélude (No.1)

For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Fine)

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Elainefine (2018/6/17)

Arranger Elaine Fine (b. 1959)
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For Organ (Gouin)

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Courante (No.3)

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Arranger Giacomo Andreola
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Sarabande (No.4)

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Bourrées (Nos.5 & 6)

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Arranger Elaine Fine
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Misc. Notes This arrangement can be played without harp or keyboard, if desired.
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Sitt)
See: Quartett-Album, Vol.2 (No.2)
For Violin and Piano (Hermann)

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Arranger Friedrich Hermann (1828-1907)
Publisher. Info. Klassische Stücke, Band 1 (No.4)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 8048.
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Misc. Notes Incorrectly titled "Louré". First published by Heinze in 1872, in violin and cello versions
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For Violin and Piano (Hansen)
See: Ungdommens Melodi-Album, Vol.2 (No.5 only)
For Alto Recorder (Copin)

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For Guitar (Tárrega)

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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Publisher. Info. Barcelona: Vidal Llimona y Boceta, n.d. Plate 1131.
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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Publisher. Info. Madrid: Orfeo Tracheo S.A., n.d. Plate 1031.
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For Piano (Armstrong)

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Arranger William Dawson Armstrong (1868-1936)
Publisher. Info. St. Louis: Columbian Conservatory of Music, 1910.
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For Piano (Dulcken)

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Arranger Ferdinand Quentin Dulcken (1837-1901)
Publisher. Info. New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co., 1876. Plate 9174.
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Misc. Notes As Dulcken’s Op.112 (Pond numbering). Dedicated to Sebastian Bach Mills.
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For Piano

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Editor Albert Ernest Wier (1879-1945)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1918. Plate 0318.
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General Information

Work Title Cello Suite No.3
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Cello Suite No. 3; Suite pour violoncelle seul n° 3; Suite Nr. III C-Dur BWV 1009; Suite per a violoncel núm. 3
Name Aliases Suite pour violoncelle n° 3
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 209860738; LCCN: n97065483; GND: 300011563; BNF: 139093960
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 1009
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 65
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 movements:
  1. Prélude
  2. Allemande
  3. Courante
  4. Sarabande
  5. Bourrée I
  6. Bourrée II
  7. Gigue
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1717-23
First Publication. 1824 in 6 Cello Suites (No.3)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation cello
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (BWV 1007-1012)