| Title | Siciliano from Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major for flute and harpsichord | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | Siciliana | |||
| Opus number | BWV 1031, Mvmt. 2 | |||
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute and Harpsichord/Piano |     | ||
| Key | G minor | |||
| Range | D4–D6 | |||
| Time signature | 6/8 | |||
| Tempo | 36 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 1:55 | |||
| Difficulty level | intermediate | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (88 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (1.6 MB) | |||
| Play-along accompaniment | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (1.6 MB) | |||
| Date added | 2009-06-13 | |||
| Last updated | 2009-06-13 | |||
| Download popularity index |   9.9 (very popular) | |||
| Categories |
Baroque, Sicilianas, Sonatas, Written for Flute | |||
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One of our visitors asked us for a flute sonata, so here it is! Today we propose the second movement from Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata No. 2 for flute and harpsichord.
This is one of the most famous examples of “siciliano”, an Italian dance, usually in a minor key, in the meter of 6/8, which uses the distinctive rhythmic figure dotted eighth, sixteenth, eighth.
| 1. | Allegro moderato | Flute & Piano |
| 2. | Siciliano | Flute & Piano |
| 2. | Siciliano | Flute duet |
| 3. | Allegro | Flute & Piano |
