C major (BWV 1005)

E272005

musical key tonality

C major (BWV 1005) is the key of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonata No. 3 for solo violin, a cornerstone of the Sonatas and Partitas noted for its monumental fugue and expressive depth.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
BWV 1005 has five movements	1
C major (BWV 1005) canonical	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical key ⓘ tonality ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod	circa 1720 ⓘ
associatedComposerNationality	German ⓘ
associatedComposerStyle	German Baroque polyphony ⓘ
associatedGenreOfWork	sonata for solo violin ⓘ
associatedInstrument	solo violin ⓘ
catalogue	BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis) ⓘ surface form: Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
collectionOrderPosition	third sonata in the set ⓘ
commonUse	advanced violin pedagogy ⓘ concert performance ⓘ violin competitions ⓘ
composer	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
emotionalCharacter	serious and monumental ⓘ
fugueLengthReputation	one of the longest fugues for solo violin ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Baroque ⓘ
isKeyOf	Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 ⓘ surface form: Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 ⓘ
mode	major ⓘ
movementCountOfWorkInThisKey	4 ⓘ
movementOfWorkInThisKey	Adagio ⓘ Allegro assai ⓘ Fuga ⓘ Largo ⓘ
notableFeature	contains a monumental fugue ⓘ noted for expressive depth ⓘ
originalInstrumentation	solo violin without basso continuo ⓘ
partOf	Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato ⓘ Violin Partitas and Sonatas ⓘ surface form: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006
performancePracticeContext	unaccompanied violin ⓘ
relatedWorkInSameCollection	A minor (BWV 1003) ⓘ E major (BWV 1006) ⓘ G minor (BWV 1001) ⓘ
requiresTechniqueLevel	virtuoso ⓘ
roleInCollection	cornerstone of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin ⓘ
roleInRepertoire	cornerstone of the solo violin repertoire ⓘ
textureCharacteristicInFugue	dense polyphony ⓘ
tonicNote	C ⓘ
typicalKeySignature	no sharps or flats ⓘ
workCatalogueNumber	BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ surface form: BWV 1005

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Violin Partitas and Sonatas → keyOfWork → C major (BWV 1005) ⓘ

BWV 1001–1006 → movementCountOfWork → C major (BWV 1005) ⓘ

this entity surface form: BWV 1005 has five movements