Bach: Violin Sonata No.3 in E major, BWV 1016

Includes accompaniments for:

1. Adagio

2. Allegro

2. Allegro (practice)

3. Adagio ma non tanto

4. Allegro

4. Allegro (practice)

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Bach's set of six sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord were written between 1720 and 1723. Unlike most baroque sonatas, the keyboard parts to these sonatas were written out by Bach himself, not just left as figured bass. The third sonata begins with a melodic Adagio over a single bass note on the keyboard. The second movement is a lively two-part invention, and the third movement is a Passacaglia based on a repeating bass line. The final movement leads directly from the third, this one using some interesting rhythmic devices.

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