Gigue from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006

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The Gigue from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, is the lively, dance-like final movement of Johann Sebastian Bach’s celebrated solo violin partita.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baroque dance movement
gigue
violin piece
catalogNumber BWV 1006/6
character dance-like
collection Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006 NERFINISHED
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
countryOfOrigin Germany
difficultyLevel advanced
genre solo violin partita movement
historicalEra early 18th century
instrumentation solo violin
isFrequentlyPerformed true
isFrequentlyRecorded true
key E major
languageOfTitle Italian
movementNumber 6
notableFeature continuous semiquaver motion
dance rhythm
virtuosic passagework
originalMedium manuscript score
parentWorkCatalogNumber BWV 1006 NERFINISHED
parentWorkComposer Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED
parentWorkKey E major
partOf Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 NERFINISHED
performanceContext baroque music concert
solo violin recital
violin competitions
performancePractice often played with baroque bowing style
positionInWork final movement
relatedWork Bourrée from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 NERFINISHED
Gavotte en Rondeau from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 NERFINISHED
Loure from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 NERFINISHED
Menuet I from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 NERFINISHED
Menuet II from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 NERFINISHED
Preludio from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 NERFINISHED
stylePeriod Baroque
tempoCharacter lively
texture monophonic violin line
titleLanguageVariant Gigue NERFINISHED
tonalCenter E major
typicalPerformanceDuration short
typicalUse advanced violin pedagogy
workTitle Gigue

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E major (BWV 1006) associatedMovement Gigue from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006