In this Book
- Bach's Cello Suites, Volumes 1 and 2: Analyses and Explorations
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Indiana University Press
J. S. Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello are among the most cherished and frequently played works in the entire literature of music, and yet they have never been the subject of a full-length music analytical study. The musical examples herein include every note of all movements (so one needs no separate copy of the music while reading the book), and undertakes both basic analyses—harmonic reduction, functional harmonic analysis, step progression analysis, form analysis, and syntagmatic and paradigmatic melodic analysis—and specialized analyses for some of the individual movements. Allen Winold presents a comprehensive study intended not only for cellists, but also for other performers, music theorists, music educators, and informed general readers.
Table of Contents
- Volume I: Text
- 1 Historical Background
- pp. 1-11
- 2 The Preludes
- pp. 12-33
- 3 The Allemandes
- pp. 34-44
- 4 The Courantes
- pp. 45-55
- 5 The Sarabandes
- pp. 56-66
- 6 The Optional Movements
- pp. 67-76
- 7 The Gigues
- pp. 77-82
- 8 Summary and Conclusions
- pp. 83-94
- Appendix: Analytical Designations
- pp. 95-96
- Bibliography
- pp. 107-108
- About the Author
- p. 113
- Volume II: Musical Examples
- 4 Musical Examples for the Courantes
- pp. 57-77
- 7 Musical Examples for the Gigues
- pp. 114-134
- Appendix: Analytical Designations
- pp. 135-136
- About the Author
- p. 140