J.S. Bach - Suite IV in D major, The Complete Bach Edition for Cello
J.S. Bach - Suite IV in D major, for Violoncello (transposed a half-step down from the original). Contains 8 individual parts for Sources A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and a blank copy, as well a score comparison of Sources A-E. 138 pages in 9 pdfs, available as a download: 42 pages of score and 96 pages of individual parts.
There’s no historical precedent for transposing this suite into D major, but this was made to enjoy playing the suite it in a different key. Try it out and enjoy the ease and resonance of D major.
These editions of J.S. Bach’s cello suites try to answer this question: what would a comprehensive edition of these works look like if all the manuscript sources could be used in the process? The answer to that question has lead me to make an edition that reproduces the markings from 5 sources (Sources A through E), which in turn have been used to reconstruct two sets of bowings that presumably came from Bach’s own hand (the lost Sources F and G). Also included is a score that compares Sources A through E against each other, as well as a blank copy that has no markings.
The manuscripts that exist are copies themselves, made from Bach’s original sources, and by themselves, their accuracy is inconsistent and unreliable to performers. An Urtext edition of these works could never exist under these circumstances, but this edition gives enough information and flexibility to the performer to make their own informed decisions about how to approach performing these pieces on the cello.
J.S. Bach - Suite IV in D major, for Violoncello (transposed a half-step down from the original). Contains 8 individual parts for Sources A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and a blank copy, as well a score comparison of Sources A-E. 138 pages in 9 pdfs, available as a download: 42 pages of score and 96 pages of individual parts.
There’s no historical precedent for transposing this suite into D major, but this was made to enjoy playing the suite it in a different key. Try it out and enjoy the ease and resonance of D major.
These editions of J.S. Bach’s cello suites try to answer this question: what would a comprehensive edition of these works look like if all the manuscript sources could be used in the process? The answer to that question has lead me to make an edition that reproduces the markings from 5 sources (Sources A through E), which in turn have been used to reconstruct two sets of bowings that presumably came from Bach’s own hand (the lost Sources F and G). Also included is a score that compares Sources A through E against each other, as well as a blank copy that has no markings.
The manuscripts that exist are copies themselves, made from Bach’s original sources, and by themselves, their accuracy is inconsistent and unreliable to performers. An Urtext edition of these works could never exist under these circumstances, but this edition gives enough information and flexibility to the performer to make their own informed decisions about how to approach performing these pieces on the cello.
J.S. Bach - Suite IV in D major, for Violoncello (transposed a half-step down from the original). Contains 8 individual parts for Sources A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and a blank copy, as well a score comparison of Sources A-E. 138 pages in 9 pdfs, available as a download: 42 pages of score and 96 pages of individual parts.
There’s no historical precedent for transposing this suite into D major, but this was made to enjoy playing the suite it in a different key. Try it out and enjoy the ease and resonance of D major.
These editions of J.S. Bach’s cello suites try to answer this question: what would a comprehensive edition of these works look like if all the manuscript sources could be used in the process? The answer to that question has lead me to make an edition that reproduces the markings from 5 sources (Sources A through E), which in turn have been used to reconstruct two sets of bowings that presumably came from Bach’s own hand (the lost Sources F and G). Also included is a score that compares Sources A through E against each other, as well as a blank copy that has no markings.
The manuscripts that exist are copies themselves, made from Bach’s original sources, and by themselves, their accuracy is inconsistent and unreliable to performers. An Urtext edition of these works could never exist under these circumstances, but this edition gives enough information and flexibility to the performer to make their own informed decisions about how to approach performing these pieces on the cello.