The Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826, is a suite of six movements written for the harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was announced in 1727,[1] issued individually, and then published as Bach's Clavier-Übung I in 1731.[2]
Musical structure
References
- Schulenberg 1992, p. 280.
- Schulenberg 1992, p. 276.
- Jones 2013, p. 51.
Sources
- Jones, Richard D. P. (2013). The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Volume II: 1717-1750: Music to Delight the Spirit. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199696284.001.0001. ISBN 9780199696284.
- Schulenberg, David (1992). The Keyboard Music of J.S. Bach. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 9780028732756. LCCN 91039348.
External links
- Partita for keyboard No. 2, BWV 826: performance by the Netherlands Bach Society (video and background information)
- Partita in C minor, BWV 826: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- 6 Partitas for keyboard, BWV 825–830: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project