Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006

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Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s celebrated solo violin works, renowned for its virtuosic Preludio and dance movements that showcase both technical brilliance and expressive depth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf solo violin work
violin partita
alsoKnownAs Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006
Partita for Violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
catalogNumber BWV 1006
linked to: BWV 1001–1006
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo unknown
genre Baroque violin music
dance suite
hasArrangement Suite in E major, BWV 1006a
arrangements for guitar
arrangements for lute
arrangements for orchestra
arrangements for piano
hasDanceMovement Bourrée
Gavotte en Rondeau
Gigue
Loure
Menuet I
Menuet II
linked to: Menuet I
hasInfluenceOn violin performance repertoire
isFrequentlyPerformedBy concert violinists worldwide
key E major
languageOfWork none (instrumental)
movement Bourrée
Gavotte en Rondeau
Gigue
Loure
Menuet I
Menuet II
Preludio
notableFeature continuous semiquaver motion in the Preludio
use of Baroque dance forms
virtuosic solo violin writing
notableMovement Gavotte en Rondeau
Preludio
openingMovement Preludio
partOf Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006
positionInSet No. 3
relatedWork Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
scoring solo violin
stylePeriod Baroque
linked to: Baroque music
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 20 minutes
workNumberInBachViolinSoloCycle 6

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Violin Partitas and Sonatas consistsOf Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato consistsOf Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
linked to: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
E major (BWV 1006) usedInWork Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
linked to: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
E major (BWV 1006) associatedMovement Loure from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
linked to: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
E major (BWV 1006) associatedMovement Gavotte en Rondeau from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
linked to: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
E major (BWV 1006) associatedMovement Menuet I from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
linked to: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 relatedWork Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
linked to: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 alsoKnownAs Partita for Violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
linked to: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 alsoKnownAs Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006
linked to: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006