Precedents To J.S. Bach’s Fugues for Solo Violin from the Sonatas, BWV 1001, 1003, AND 1005

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dc.contributor.authorSlough, Taraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-06T15:49:06Zen_US
dc.date.available2010-05-06T15:49:06Zen_US
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.descriptionHonorable Mention, Friends of Fondren Library Undergraduate Research Awards, 2010en_US
dc.description.abstractJohann Sebastian’s fugues for unaccompanied violin from the Sonatas, BWV 1001, 1003, and 1005, play a central role in the violin repertoire. Bach’s conceptualization of the fugues for solo violin, an instrument that would appear to preclude this sort of contrapuntal writing, is unique in the Baroque repertoire. This paper identifies precedents to Bach’s creation of fugues for solo violin. While Bach’s unprecedented and unmatched skill in the fugal genre provided for the creation of the violin fugues, he drew ideas from existing compositions and techniques. Specifically, he adopts the formal adaptation of the sonata da chiesa to the solo violin sonata which occurred in the Italian school of violin playing, notably Arcangelo Corelli. Furthermore, he builds upon early experimentation with the unaccompanied violin sonata and the development of virtuoso techniques within the German school of virtuoso violin playing of the late seventeenth century. Bach’s fugues for solo violin, therefore, represent a synthesis of the Italian and German traditions of violin playing.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSlough, Tara. "Precedents To J.S. Bach’s Fugues for Solo Violin from the Sonatas, BWV 1001, 1003, AND 1005." (2010) Rice University: <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/27501">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/27501</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/27501en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRice Universityen_US
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dc.titlePrecedents To J.S. Bach’s Fugues for Solo Violin from the Sonatas, BWV 1001, 1003, AND 1005en_US
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