Partita for keyboard No. 2, BWV 826

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:

1. Sinfonia. Grave adagio – Andante
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Rondeaux
6. Capriccio

Sources

• Jones, Richard D. P. (2013). The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Volume II: 1717-1750: Music to Delight the Spirit. Oxford University Press. doi:. ISBN9780199696284.
• Schulenberg, David (1992). . Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN9780028732756. LCCN.

External links

• : performance by the Netherlands Bach Society (video and background information)
• Partita in C minor, BWV 826: Scores at theInternational Music Score Library Project
• 6 Partitas for keyboard, BWV 825–830: Scores at theInternational Music Score Library Project