Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

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chaconne movement violin composition

The Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental solo violin movement renowned for its emotional depth, structural complexity, and demanding virtuosity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 canonical	3
Chaconne from BWV 1004	1
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chaconne ⓘ movement ⓘ violin composition ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd	1723 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart	1717 ⓘ
basedOn	repeating bass progression ⓘ
catalogNumber	BWV 1004 ⓘ
composer	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
durationRange	approximately 12 to 15 minutes ⓘ
firstPublication	1802 (within first edition of Bach’s solo violin works) ⓘ
form	chaconne with variations ⓘ
genre	baroque violin music ⓘ dance variation form ⓘ
hasArrangement	guitar transcriptions ⓘ orchestral arrangements by various composers ⓘ organ transcriptions ⓘ piano arrangement by Ferruccio Busoni ⓘ piano arrangement by Johannes Brahms for left hand alone ⓘ
influenced	later composers and arrangers ⓘ violin performance tradition ⓘ
instrumentation	solo violin ⓘ
key	D minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
movementNumber	5 ⓘ
notableCommentaryBy	Johannes Brahms ⓘ Yehudi Menuhin ⓘ
notableFeature	extreme technical difficulty for solo violin ⓘ great emotional depth ⓘ large-scale variation structure ⓘ rich polyphonic writing on a single violin ⓘ
originalManuscriptBy	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
partOf	D minor (BWV 1004) ⓘ surface form: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Violin Partitas and Sonatas ⓘ surface form: Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006
placeOfComposition	Köthen ⓘ
positionInWork	final movement ⓘ
recognizedAs	cornerstone of violin repertoire ⓘ one of the greatest works for solo violin ⓘ
requires	advanced violin technique ⓘ
rhythmicFeature	continuous variation over a repeating harmonic pattern ⓘ
section	D major central section ⓘ D minor opening section ⓘ return to D minor ⓘ
structure	contrasting sections in minor and major keys ⓘ
stylePeriod	Baroque ⓘ
texture	frequent double stops and chords ⓘ implied multi-voice counterpoint ⓘ
tonalCenter	D ⓘ
workNumberInSet	2 of 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Violin Partitas and Sonatas → notableMovement → Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ

Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato → notableMovement → Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ

D minor (BWV 1004) → usedInWork → Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ

BWV 1001–1006 → notableMovement → Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chaconne from BWV 1004

Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 → relatedWork → Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004