Bach's Works for Solo Violin, By Joel Lester (PDF).

Bach's Works for Solo Violin: style, structure, performance, By Joel Lester (
Oxford University Press | September 30, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0195120973 | 200 pages | PDF | 1.9 MB

J.S. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin have had a central place in the repertoire since the mid-18th century. This engaging introduction to these works is the first comprehensive exploration of their place within Bach's music, focusing on their structural and stylistic features as they have been perceived over time. Combining an analytical study, a historical guide, and an insightful introduction to Bach's style, the book will help violinists, scholars, and listeners develop a deeper personal involvement with many aspects of these wonderful pieces.


Contents
one The History of Bach’s Solo-Violin Works 3
The Historical Setting 6
Bach’s Score 11
The Transmission of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas 19

two The G-minor Adagio 25
The Adagio as a Prelude to the Fuga 25
One Type of Bach Prelude 26
The G-minor Adagio as a Prelude 33
The Adagio’s Rhetorical Shape 39
Performance Considerations 47
Notes on the Autograph Score 49
Performing the Rhythmic Notations 50
The Other Prelude Movements in the Solo-Violin
Works 51

three The G-minor Fuga 56
The Sections of the G-minor Fuga 58
Other Aspects of Heightening Activity in the Fuga 63
Structure and Performance: The Fugal Exposition 71
The Eighteenth-Century Arrangements 74
The A-minor and C-major Fugas 84

four The Siciliana of the G-minor Sonata 87
Bach’s Parallel-Section Movements 89
A Questionable Note and Some Thoughts on
The Third Movements of the Other Solo-Violin
The Structure of the Siciliana 95
Ornamentation 101
Sonatas 105

five The G-minor Presto 108
The Presto and Perpetual Motions 108
Baroque versus Later Metrics 115
Binary Form and (versus?) Increasing Levels of Activity 123
Performance Issues in the G-minor Presto 136
The Finales to the A-minor and C-major Sonatas 137

six The Partitas 139
Series of Dance Movements 139
The Dance Types 149
The Chaconne 151

seven Closing Thoughts 157
Notes 163
Works Cited 175
Index 183


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