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Air, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach - Digital Sheet Music

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What's Air for the G String? The piece behind the name is the Air from Bach's Orchestral Suite in D, BWV 1068, scored for four-part string orchestra. This brief movement, a gem of lyric melody, quiet counterpoint, and the masterful orchestration (in the poetic sense) of poignant, inward feeling, was arranged for violin solo with piano accompaniment by the German violinist August Wilhelmj (1845-1908). Transposed into C, the entire solo part (which was the first violin part in the original) fits comfortably on the G string, the lowest and darkest of the violin, and thus, Wilhelmj called it Air for the G String. The Russian-American violinist Mischa Elman (1891-1967) helped popularize this arrangement in concert and recordings, and thus brought renown to the movement behind it. Even though since transcribed for and played on a wide variety of other instruments and media, as well as often in its original form, the name "Air for the G String" now seems inseparably tied to the Air from the Bach's Suite in D.

Title:

Air, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major

Composed by:

Johann Sebastian Bach

Instrument:

 Organ

Scorings:

Instrumental Solo

Original Published Key:

D Major

Product Type:

 Musicnotes

Musicnotes

Product #:

MN0025845

Price:
$5.99
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Number of Pages:

2

Average Rating:

Rated 5/5 based on 5 customer ratings

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"An effective and manageable arrangement of this often-requested piece. "

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Composed by:

Johann Sebastian Bach

Arranger:

Carl Staplin

Number of Pages:

2

Form:

Air

Instrument:

 Organ

Scoring:

Instrumental Solo

Original Published Key:

D Major

Product Type:

 Musicnotes

Musicnotes

Product #:

MN0025845

Tempo:

Adagio

Metronome:

e = 63

Styles:

Baroque

Classical
The Song Details Tab gives you detailed information about this song, Air, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major

Composer:

Johann Sebastian Bach

Opus:

BWV 1068

Date:

0

Publisher:

Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.

Product Type:

 Musicnotes

Musicnotes

Product #:

MN0025845

From the Book:

Four Movements From J.S. Bach's Instrumental Works
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cfdthompson

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10/21/2015 4:11:48 PM

Air from suite in G(organ)

An effective and manageable arrangement of this often-requested piece.

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8/25/2019 3:30:49 PM

Air, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major

Well written transcription of the original instrumentation.

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