Cello Suite No.6 in D major, BWV 1012 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 movements
Composition Year 1717-23
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Scores

Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821–1905)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 27.1 (pp.87-94)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1879. Plate B.W. XXVII (1).
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1988.
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Editor Julius Klengel (1859–1933)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 22879.
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Editor Hugo Becker (1863–1941)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.238, n.d.(ca.1911). Plate 9148.
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Editor Diran Alexanian (1881–1954)
Publisher. Info. Six Suites pour Violoncelle seul No.6 (pp.66-84)
Paris: Francois Salabert S.A., 1929. Plate SECA 16.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10 x 13 inches.
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Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.
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Misc. Notes pp.40-52 of an unidentified edition
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Editor Hans Eppstein (1911–2008)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie VI, Band 2 (pp.40-51, 92-103)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1988. Plate BA 5068.
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Misc. Notes Text I: Based on the copies by Anna Magdalena Bach, Johann Peter Kellner.
Text II: Based on anonymous copy (2nd half 18th century)
600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
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Editor Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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Misc. Notes Based on the copies by Anna Magdalena Bach, Johann Peter Kellner.
See also Editor's Notes
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Editor Cellofun.eu
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Misc. Notes Transposed down a fifth into G major for easy playing on a normal (four-string) cello. The 46 notes which now lie out of range (too low) have required some octave transpositions. More information about this transposition, along with "clean" versions (without bowings or fingerings) and an edition for a 5-string cello, are available at cellofun.eu. For best results, print on A4-size paper
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Publisher. Info. Cellofun.eu
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Misc. Notes Here the four known manuscript sources have been typeset and laid out in score form, principally so that the slurs and other indications can be easily compared with each other. We have tried to reproduce as closely as possible the ambiguities in the placements and shapes of the slurs of the original manuscripts. This was made more difficult because of the many different and redundant clefs used for this Suite in the manuscripts. The Suite is transposed down a fifth into G major for reasons that are explained on the cellofun.eu website. For best results, print on A4-size paper.
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 Complete Score (G major)
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Editor Joseba Berrocal
Publisher. Info. Joseba Berrocal, 2025.
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Misc. Notes Complete Suite. For 4-strings cello. In G major, with several changes compared to the preserved sources.
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Prélude (No.1)

Editor Joseba Berrocal
Publisher. Info. Joseba Berrocal, 2021.
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Misc. Notes In G major, with several changes compared to the preserved sources.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Cello or Viola and Piano (Schumann and Stade)
Arranger Friedrich Wilhelm Stade (1817–1902)
Original version
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Gustav Heinze, n.d.[1864]. Plate G. 97 H.
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Arranger Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Editor Friedrich Wilhelm Stade (1817–1902)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Gustav Heinze, n.d. [1871].
Reprinted Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 7311.
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For Cello and Piano (Grädener)
Arranger Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812–1883)
Publisher. Info. Hamburg: H. Pohle, n.d.[1871]. Plate H.P. 115.
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For Flute (Kamioka)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Hideo Kamioka (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. Hideo Kamioka
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For Melodica (Teuling)
Arranger Arnold den Teuling (b. 1944)
Publisher. Info. Arnold den Teuling, 2020.
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Misc. Notes Originally D major
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For Violin (Berrocal)

 Complete Score (D major)
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Arranger Joseba Berrocal
Publisher. Info. Joseba Berrocal, 2025.
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Misc. Notes Complete suite, in D major. With several changes compared to the preserved sources.
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For Violin (Yokoyama)

 Complete Score (D major)
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Arranger Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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Misc. Notes This is the transposed version of arranged version in G major for 4-string cello. See also Editor's Notes
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For Viola (Berrocal)

 Complete Score (G major)
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Arranger Joseba Berrocal
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Misc. Notes Complete suite, in G major. With several changes compared to the preserved sources.
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For Viola (Esparza Dévora)

 Complete Score (D major)
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Arranger Francisco Antonio Esparza Dévora (b. 2000)
Publisher. Info. Francisco Antonio Esparza Dévora, 2020.
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Misc. Notes D major version, with sutile octave changes and chord readaptations
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For Viola (Yokoyama)
Arranger Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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Misc. Notes 2 versions: Original key (in D major) and transposed a 5th lower (in G major). Both versions are without slurs. See also Editor's Notes
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For Guitar (Kuokkanen)

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Arranger Vesa Kuokkanen
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For Piano (Novegno)

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Arranger Roberto Novegno (b. 1981)
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For Piano (Raff)
Arranger Joachim Raff (1822–1882)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig and Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d.[1871]. Plate 620f.
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Misc. Notes Black and white.
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For Celesta or Toy Piano (Isida)

⇒ 6 more: 2. Allemande • 3. Courante • 4. Sarabande • 5. Gavotte I • 6. Gavotte II • 7. Gigue

Arranger Kazue Rockzaemon Isida
Publisher. Info. Rockza Music Edition, 2017.
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Misc. Notes G-C, 42 keys
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For 3-7 Cellos (Orefice)

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Arranger Giovanni Pietro Orefice (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice, 2022.
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Misc. Notes BWV1012 double canon structure for 3 Cellos unveiled (and canon for 7 cellos for the Gigue)
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For Cello and Piano (Smith)
Arranger Leo Smith (1881–1952)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 24591-92.
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Prelude (No.1)

For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Fine)

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Arranger Elaine Fine (b. 1959)
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For Violin (Berrocal)

 Complete Score (D major)
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Arranger Joseba Berrocal
Publisher. Info. Joseba Berrocal, 2021.
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Misc. Notes Prélude in D major. With several changes compared to the preserved sources.
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For Viola (Berrocal)

 Complete Score (G major)
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Arranger Joseba Berrocal
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Misc. Notes Prélude in G major. With several changes compared to the preserved sources.
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For Celesta or Toy Piano (Isida)

 I. Prelude
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Arranger Kazue Rockzaemon Isida
Publisher. Info. Rockza Music Edition, 2020.
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Misc. Notes C-C, 25 keys
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Allemande (No.2)

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Arranger Elaine Fine (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Elaine Fine, 2020.
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Misc. Notes All articulations and dynamics are personal, and can be adjusted to taste.
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Sarabande (No.4)

For Mixed Chorus and Organ or Piano (ad lib.) (Yokoyama)

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Arranger Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama, 2024.
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Misc. Notes "Ave Maria" after the Sarabande of the sixth suite
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For 2 Flutes, Alto Flute and Bass Flute (Kamioka)

 Complete Score and Parts
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Arranger Hideo Kamioka (b. 1958)
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Caratelli)

 Violin 1
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 Viola
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 Cello
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Arranger Marcus Caratelli
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For 3 Recorders (Tennent)

 Complete Score
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Arranger R.D. Tennent
Publisher. Info. R. D. Tennent
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Mondrup Recorder Collection.
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For Cello or Violin and Piano (Cink)
Arranger Antoni Cink (1863–1933)
Publisher. Info. Répertoire des Pièces Level 5 No.5
Warsaw: Gebethner and Wolff, n.d. Plate G. 5482 W.
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Misc. Notes Included in the category Intermediate Works for Violin.
The violin part(s) is in 1st to 3rd position.
Slightly more complicated arr than the Hermann
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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
Arranger Friedrich Hermann (1828–1907)
Publisher. Info. Klassische Stücke, Band 1 (No.1)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 8048.
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Misc. Notes Included in the category Intermediate Works for Violin.
The violin part(s) is in 1st to 3rd position.
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For Piano (Foote)
Arranger Arthur Foote (1853–1937)
Publisher. Info. Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1885. Plate A.P.S. & Co. 645.
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Misc. Notes Also includes the Courante from the Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007
This file is from the MIT archive project.
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For Piano (Presser)
Arranger Theodore Presser (1848–1925)
Editor James Francis Cooke (1875–1960)
Edward Ellsworth Hipsher (1871–1948), assistant editor
Publisher. Info. The Etude, Vol.44 No.1 (January 1926, p.33)
Philadelphia: Theo. Presser Co., 1925.
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Misc. Notes Original images: ca. 300dpi, color jp2 files approx. 6230 × 4090 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. Manually cleaned. This file is part of the Etude Extraction Project.
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For Organ (Eyken)
Arranger G.J. van Eyken (1832–1879)
Publisher. Info. London: Augener & Co., n.d.(ca.1870). Plate 2479.
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Gavottes (Nos.5, 6)

For Cello and Piano (Grünwald and Standke)
Arranger Adolf Grünwald (1826–1901)
Otto Standke (1832–1885)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 11101.
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For Cello and Piano (Grützmacher)
See: Air and Gavotte
For Piano 4 hands (Winkler)
Arranger Louis Winkler (1820–1886)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.11073, n.d.
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For Guitar (Nesyba)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Stefan Nesyba (b. 1955)
Publisher. Info. Stefan Nesyba, 1955.
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For Piano (Mason)
Arranger William Mason (1829–1908)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1874.
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Gigue (No.7)

For Wind Ensemble (Orefice)
Arranger Giovanni Pietro Orefice (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Multiple Canon structure of the Gigue unveiled
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For Harmonium (Guilmant)
Arranger Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Schott, n.d.[1892]. Plate (A.G. 30).
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Misc. Notes Grayscale (ca.300dpi).
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General Information

Work Title Cello Suite No.6
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Cello Suite No. 6; Suite pour violoncelle seul n° 6; Suite Nr. VI D-Dur BWV 1012; Suite per a violoncel núm. 6
Name Aliases Suite pour violoncelle n° 6
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 212878335; GND: 300011598; BNF: 139093991
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 1012
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 68
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 movements:
  1. Prélude
  2. Allemande
  3. Courante
  4. Sarabande
  5. Gavotte I
  6. Gavotte II
  7. Gigue
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1717-23
First Publication. 1824 in 6 Cello Suites (No.6)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation cello (or 5-stringed cello) (violoncello piccolo, possibly viola pomposa)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (BWV 1007-1012)
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