Partita for keyboard No. 2, BWV 826 explained

The Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826, is a suite of six movements written for the harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was announced in 1727, issued individually, and then published as Bach's Clavier-Übung I in 1731.

Musical structure

This partita consists of six movements:

References

Sources

• Book: Jones, Richard D. P. . Richard D. P. Jones . 2013 . The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Volume II: 1717-1750: Music to Delight the Spirit . . 9780199696284 . 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199696284.001.0001.
• Book: Schulenberg, David . 1992 . The Keyboard Music of J.S. Bach . . 9780028732756 . 91039348.

External links

• Partita for keyboard No. 2, BWV 826: performance by the Netherlands Bach Society (video and background information)