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Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin in C major, BWV 1005 (complete)

Johann Sebastian Bach · 1685–1750
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL
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Type
Solo work
Setting
Unaccompanied
Length
About 23 min
Era
Baroque
Nationality
German
Exam lists
Trinity, RCM, UIL, Henle

Notes

Contains the most difficult Bach fugue

About this work

Composed
1720 in 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas (No.5)
  1. Adagio
  2. Fuga
  3. Largo
  4. Allegro assai

Exam & syllabus listings

Trinity FTCL · RCM ARCT (mvt) · RCM LRCM · UIL Gr 1 · Henle 5–9

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