E major (BWV 1006)

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E major (BWV 1006) is the key of Johann Sebastian Bach’s celebrated Partita No. 3 for solo violin, renowned for its virtuosic and dance-inspired movements.

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E major (BWV 1006) canonical 2
BWV 1006 in E major 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical key
tonality
associatedInstrument violin
associatedMovement Bourrée from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
surface form: Gavotte en Rondeau from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006

Gigue from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
surface form: Loure from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006

Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
surface form: Menuet I from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006

Menuet II from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Preludio from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
centuryOfCompositionAssociated 18th century
commonlyAssociatedWith Violin Partitas and Sonatas
surface form: Bach violin partitas

solo violin repertoire
commonlyNotatedWith four-sharp key signature
composerAssociated Johann Sebastian Bach
countryOfComposer Germany
diatonicScale E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯
enharmonicEquivalentKey F♭ major
historicalPeriodAssociated Baroque
keySignature C♯
D♯
F♯
G♯
four sharps
mode major
notableFor dance-inspired movements
virtuosic violin writing
parallelMinor E minor
relativeMinor C♯ minor
scaleDegree1 E
scaleDegree2 F♯
scaleDegree3 G♯
scaleDegree4 A
scaleDegree5 B
scaleDegree6 C♯
scaleDegree7 D♯
tonicNote E
usedInCatalogue BWV 1001–1006
surface form: BWV 1006
usedInWork Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
surface form: Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
workTypeAssociated partita for solo violin

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Violin Partitas and Sonatas keyOfWork E major (BWV 1006)
BWV 1001–1006 keyOfIndividualWork E major (BWV 1006)
this entity surface form: BWV 1006 in E major