Bach's Cello Suites, Volumes 1 and 2: Analyses and Explorations

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BACH
’S
CELLO SUITES

BACH
’S
CELLO SUITES
Analyses and Explorations
Volume I: Text
ALLEN WINOLD
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University
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Winold, Allen.
Bach’s cello suites : analyses and explorations, volume i : text / Allen Winold.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 978-0-253-21885-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685–1750. Suites, violoncello, BWV 1007–1012.
2. Suites (Violoncello)—Analysis, appreciation. I. Title.
MT145.B14W57 2007
787.4′1858092—dc22
2007000628
1 2 3 4 5 12 11 10 09 08 07
To Helga with love, and with deep gratitude
for her insight and inspiration
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Contents
Preface ix
1. Historical Background 1
2. The Preludes 12
3. The Allemandes 34
4. The Courantes 45
5. The Sarabandes 56
6. The Optional Movements 67
7. The Gigues 77
8. Summary and Conclusions 83
Appendix: Analytical Designations 95
Detailed Table of Contents for Volume I: Text 97
Notes 103
Bibliography 107
Index 109
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