Flute Sonata in A major, BWV 1032

Flute Sonata in A major
BWV 1032
by J. S. Bach
Bach in 1746; 1748 portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann
Composedc. 1730s
Movements3
ScoringFlute and harpsichord

The Sonata in A major for transverse flute and harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1032) is a sonata in three movements:

I. Vivace
II. Largo e Dolce
III. Allegro
Performed by Alex Murray (transverse flute) and Martha Goldstein (harpsichord)
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  1. Vivace, common time
  2. Largo e dolce, 6
    8     in A minor, ending with a half cadence
  3. Allegro, 3
    8

Unusually, the second movement is written in the parallel minor (A minor), rather than the relative minor (F♯ minor) or another closely related key.[failed verification]

The autograph dates to around the 1730s (debated) and is incomplete; there are 46 bars missing. Reconstructions by various authors exist.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marissen, Michael (1988). "A Critical Reappraisal of J. S. Bach's A-Major Flute Sonata". The Journal of Musicology. 6 (3): 379. doi:10.2307/763863. ISSN 0277-9269. JSTOR 763863.
  2. ↑ Marissen, Michael (1988). "A Critical Reappraisal of J. S. Bach's A-Major Flute Sonata". The Journal of Musicology. 6 (3): 367–386, citation on 369. doi:10.2307/763863. ISSN 0277-9269. JSTOR 763863.

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