Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027, Sonata No.2 in D
major, BWV 1028, and Sonata No.3 in G minor, BWV 1029,
respectively, are three sonatas that Johann Sebastian
Bach wrote for viola da gamba and harpsichord.
There is no certainty as to when Bach wrote his three
viola da gamba sonatas. Various musicologists suggest
that they were composed as early as 1720, during Bach's
Köthen period, at the court of Prince Leopold, where
the Court Capelle included the well-known gamba player
Christian ...(+)
Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027, Sonata No.2 in D
major, BWV 1028, and Sonata No.3 in G minor, BWV 1029,
respectively, are three sonatas that Johann Sebastian
Bach wrote for viola da gamba and harpsichord.
There is no certainty as to when Bach wrote his three
viola da gamba sonatas. Various musicologists suggest
that they were composed as early as 1720, during Bach's
Köthen period, at the court of Prince Leopold, where
the Court Capelle included the well-known gamba player
Christian Ferdinand Abel. Other evidence suggests that
the sonatas were composed in Leipzig around 1740, where
Bach was cantor at the St. Thomas Church, as well as
director of the Collegium Musicum from 1723
onwards.
For this, the Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027,
musicologists generally agree that Bach's first viola
da gamba sonata is based on his Sonata in G major for
Two Flutes and Basso Continuo, BWV 1039. The first
movement begins in a style similar to the other two
sonatas: the gamba introduces the theme which is then
carried in the harpsichord. The weaving pattern
continues. The second movement, however, begins with
the harpsichord stating the theme, joined by the gamba
in the dominant key. The last two movements continue in
a similar way as well. The sublime, poetic andante is
built over slow arpeggiations built over an eighth note
base line. The last movement is a bright and lively
fugue.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_da_Gamba_Sonatas_(
Bach)).
Although originally written for viola da gamba and
harpsichord, I created this arrangement for String trio
(Violin, Viola & Cello).
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