J.S. Bach: Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites Arranged for Guitar

by Johann Sebastian Bach, Stanley Yates

Although Johann Sebastian Bach did not write any music for the guitar, transcriptions of his unaccompanied string music and music for lute have long been a part of the guitar repertoire. Despite the respect that this music commands among musicians and audiences debate still exists as to what constitutes an appropriate means of transcribing, interpreting and performing this music on the guitar. It is this debate that prompted this long-awaited edition of Bach's unaccompanied cello suites by scholar and concert guitarists Stanley Yates. This definitive work includes performance scores, comparison scores and an invaluable 40-page guide entitled Arranging, Interpreting, and Performing the Music of J.S. Bach. Furthermore, the author offers comments on his arranging process and suggestions on using this edition including: ornamentation, slurs, fingerings, notation, and implementation of the comparison scores. Written in standard notation in guitar-friendly keys. The companion CD included contains Suites 1-3 only.

Genres: Music, Reference

192 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period.

He wrote more than two hundred cantatas, the Saint Matthew Passion , the Mass in B Minor , orchestras, such as the six Brandenburg Concertos , chamber ensembles, and numerous works for organ, harpsichord, other solo instruments.

Bach fathered noted Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, and Johann Christian Bach.

Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia arranged his works.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_...

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaN69h...

Tis my fave movement. *nods* The Suites give me 'the claw'.
I'm considering Tardis-ing myself back to prevent their discovery.

[Avalon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic book for the solo cello. Some of the bowing is not the best but overall the music is great.

[Sweeto Makiko · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's bach. it's always going to be amazing.