Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

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Baroque composition solo violin work violin sonata

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s unaccompanied violin sonatas, renowned for its intricate counterpoint and expressive Chaconne movement.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 canonical	3
Sonata No. 2 in A minor for solo violin, BWV 1003	1
Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque composition ⓘ solo violin work ⓘ violin sonata ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 ⓘ surface form: Sonata No. 2 in A minor for solo violin, BWV 1003
associatedInstrument	violin ⓘ
autographManuscriptDate	circa 1720 ⓘ
catalogNumber	BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ surface form: BWV 1003
composedDuring	Bach Köthen period ⓘ
composer	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
difficulty	advanced ⓘ
finalMovement	Allegro ⓘ
frequentlyRecorded	yes ⓘ
hasAutographManuscript	yes ⓘ
historicalSignificance	central work in solo violin repertoire ⓘ
influenced	later solo violin sonatas ⓘ
key	A minor ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
movement	Allegro ⓘ Andante ⓘ Fuga ⓘ Grave ⓘ
notableFeature	extended fugue movement ⓘ intricate counterpoint ⓘ
numberInSet	2 ⓘ
openingMovement	Grave ⓘ
opusNumber	none ⓘ
originalAccompaniment	none ⓘ
partOf	Violin Partitas and Sonatas ⓘ surface form: Bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato ⓘ surface form: Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato, BWV 1001–1006
period	Baroque ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Köthen ⓘ
publisher	various modern critical editions ⓘ
relatedWorkSet	BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ surface form: BWV 1001 BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ surface form: BWV 1002 BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ surface form: BWV 1004 BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ surface form: BWV 1005 BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ surface form: BWV 1006
requires	high technical proficiency ⓘ strong polyphonic voicing control ⓘ
scoring	solo violin ⓘ
secondMovement	Fuga ⓘ
setSize	6 ⓘ
style	polyphonic writing for solo violin ⓘ
thirdMovement	Andante ⓘ
typicalPerformanceMedium	classical concert ⓘ
workTitleLanguage	Italian ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Violin Partitas and Sonatas → consistsOf → Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 ⓘ

Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato → consistsOf → Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 → alsoKnownAs → Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sonata No. 2 in A minor for solo violin, BWV 1003

Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 → relatedWork → Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 ⓘ

Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 → relatedWork → Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 ⓘ