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J. S. Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 2 (III. Sarabande)
Sheet music for flute
| Info: | Third movement (Sarabande) of the Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067, scored for strings, continuo, and solo flute. The sarabande is a slow, dignified dance in triple meter has always been a favorite of the Baroque stylized dances. In this movement the flute doubles the first violin part with a very busy lines for the other parts. |
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| Opus number: | BWV 1067, Mvt. 3 |
| Date: | 1738–39 |
| Artist: | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Born: | 21 March 1685 , Eisenach |
| Died: | 28 July 1750 , Leipzig |
| The artist: | One of the greatest composers of all time. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. He spent most of his life as a church organist and a choir director. His music combines profound expression with clever musico-mathematical feats, like fugues and cannons in which the same melody is played against itself in various ways. |
| Instrument: | Flute |
| Key: | B minor |
| Range: | F#4 - C#6 |
| Time signature: | 3/4 |
| Tempo: | 76 BPM |
| Duration: | 2:31 |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Style: | Classical |