Six Cello Suites

with Study Guide

Transcribed for Bass Clarinet

Johann Sebastian Bach (composer), Daniel Dorff (editor)

Instrumentation

  • Bass Clarinet in B
$21.99
SKU
114-42500

Format:

This unique hybrid provides the Bach suites free of phrasing, dynamics, and tempo marks, to encourage your own exploration of the many ways to interpret these monumental works. The unique value of this edition includes an extensive study guide explaining and illustrating Bach’s form, harmony, leading tones, drama, tension and resolution, and counterpoint within a solo instrumental line. 

Examples and discussions, along with special “Exploration prompts,” provide training in the building blocks of composing and interpreting music through the use of these masterworks by Bach. New insights and skills will add fresh inspiration to your performance of music in all genres. 

In describing the infinite resources of studying Bach’s Six Cello Suites, Dorff ends the study guide by saying, “That is why it’s been open on my music stand for over 50 years. I’m still learning, it’s your turn.”

SKU: 114-42500
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Score Type: Performance Score
Product Type: Score
Accompanied: Unaccompanied Solo
Weight: 0.472 lbs.
UPC: 680160697991
ISBN: 9781491139158
How and Why to Use this Study Guide
3
I. Playing the Cello Suites from this Edition
3
II. The Power of Scales and Leading Tones
6
III. The Structure of Movements Within Each Suite
8
IV. Counterpoint in Unaccompanied Solo Music
11
V. Closing Thoughts
12
Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
14
Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008
20
Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
26
Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010
32
Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011
38
Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
44
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