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Flute Sonata, BWV 1032 — surviving flute part

  • Keep entries and tied notes in time.
  • Contrast the slow movement with the finale.

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Original: A major, for flute and obbligato harpsichord; flute part uniformly down a tone, without octave changes. Harpsichord omitted.

Metres: 4/4 · 6/8 · 3/8

Notes Used: C4, D4, D#4, Eb4, E4, F4, F#4, G4, G#4, Ab4, A4, A#4, Bb4, B4, C5, C#5, D5, D#5, Eb5, E5, F5, F#5, G5, G#5, Ab5, A5, A#5, Bb5, B5, C6, C#6, D6

Notes Used: F4, G4, G#4, Ab4, A4, Bb4, B4, C5, C#5, Db5, D5, D#5, Eb5, E5, F5, F#5, G5, G#5, Ab5, A5, Bb5, B5, C6, C#6, Db6, D6, D#6, Eb6, E6, F6, F#6, G6

Key: G major

Key: C major

Fingering Review

I. Vivace — surviving opening

Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 3 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 3 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 3 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 3 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 4 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 34 36 38 39 40 41 43 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 60 61 62 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 34 36 38 39 40 41 43 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 60 61 62 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 6 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 22 25 27 28 29 31 33 36 38 39 40 41 44 46 48 50 52 54 55 57 59 61 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 6 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 22 25 27 28 29 31 33 36 38 39 40 41 44 46 48 50 52 54 55 57 59 61 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 8 11 13 15 18 20 23 27 29 32 35 38 40 42 46 49 52 54 56 59 61 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 8 11 13 15 18 20 23 27 29 32 35 38 40 42 46 49 52 54 56 59 61

The manuscript has a gap here; the final two surviving bars follow separately.

I. Vivace — surviving close

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II. Largo e dolce

Time Signature: 6/8

Key: G minor

Key: C minor

Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 15 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 15 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 2 4 6 8 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 2 4 6 8 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 3 6 9 12 15 18 20 23 25 28 31 34 37 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 3 6 9 12 15 18 20 23 25 28 31 34 37 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 4 8 12 16 20 24 27 31 35 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 4 8 12 16 20 24 27 31 35

III. Allegro

Key: G major

Key: C major

Time Signature: 3/8

Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 4 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 27 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 53 55 58 60 63 66 69 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 97 99 101 103 105 107 109 111 113 115 117 120 123 125 128 130 132 135 138 141 143 146 148 150 152 154 156 158 161 164 166 168 170 172 174 177 179 181 183 186 189 191 193 195 197 199 201 203 205 207 210 214 216 218 220 223 226 229 231 233 235 237 239 241 243 246 249 252 254 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 4 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 27 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 53 55 58 60 63 66 69 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 97 99 101 103 105 107 109 111 113 115 117 120 123 125 128 130 132 135 138 141 143 146 148 150 152 154 156 158 161 164 166 168 170 172 174 177 179 181 183 186 189 191 193 195 197 199 201 203 205 207 210 214 216 218 220 223 226 229 231 233 235 237 239 241 243 246 249 252 254 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 5 9 12 15 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 47 49 52 55 58 61 65 69 72 75 77 79 81 84 87 90 93 96 99 102 104 107 109 112 115 118 122 125 128 130 133 137 141 144 147 149 152 155 158 161 164 167 169 172 175 178 180 183 186 189 192 194 197 199 201 204 207 211 215 218 221 225 228 231 234 237 239 241 243 246 249 252 255 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 5 9 12 15 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 47 49 52 55 58 61 65 69 72 75 77 79 81 84 87 90 93 96 99 102 104 107 109 112 115 118 122 125 128 130 133 137 141 144 147 149 152 155 158 161 164 167 169 172 175 178 180 183 186 189 192 194 197 199 201 204 207 211 215 218 221 225 228 231 234 237 239 241 243 246 249 252 255 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 6 11 15 19 23 27 31 35 39 43 47 51 55 59 63 68 72 76 79 82 86 90 94 98 102 105 109 113 117 122 126 130 134 139 143 147 150 154 158 163 167 171 175 179 183 188 192 196 199 202 206 211 216 220 224 228 232 236 240 243 247 251 255 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 6 11 15 19 23 27 31 35 39 43 47 50 54 58 62 67 72 76 79 82 86 90 94 98 102 105 109 113 117 122 126 130 134 139 143 147 150 154 158 163 167 171 175 179 183 188 192 196 199 202 206 211 216 220 224 228 232 236 240 243 247 251 255 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 8 13 17 22 28 34 39 44 49 54 59 65 71 76 80 85 90 96 101 105 110 115 121 128 133 140 146 151 156 162 168 173 178 183 189 194 199 204 210 217 223 229 234 239 244 250 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 9 14 19 24 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 66 72 77 81 86 91 97 102 107 112 117 124 130 136 143 148 153 158 164 169 174 179 184 190 195 200 205 211 217 223 229 234 239 244 250 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 10 17 24 32 39 46 53 60 68 76 82 89 97 104 111 118 127 135 144 151 158 166 173 180 188 195 202 210 219 227 234 241 249 Engraved by Verovio 6.4.1-fbe8f46 10 17 24 32 39 46 53 60 68 76 82 89 97 104 111 118 127 135 144 151 158 166 173 180 188 195 202 210 219 227 234 241 249

Performance Goal: Maintain the pulse through rests and chromatic runs.