| Title | Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opus number | BWV 1008 | |||
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | D minor | |||
| Range | C4–F6 | |||
| Time signature | 3/4 | |||
| Tempo | 30 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 5:35 | |||
| Difficulty level | intermediate | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (68 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (2.7 MB) | |||
| Date added | 2011-08-19 | |||
| Last updated | 2011-08-19 | |||
| Download popularity index |   1.2 (average) | |||
| Categories |
Baroque, Sarabandes | |||
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The extremely slow sarabande from Johann Sebastian Bach's Suite No. 2 for Unaccompanied Cello may sound a bit sad, but it's a really beautiful piece of Baroque music. The world-famous cellist Mstislav Rostropovich memorably described this movement as “an essay in white-hot solitude”.
| 1. | Prelude | Flute solo |
| 2. | Allemande | Flute solo |
| 3. | Courante | Flute solo |
| 4. | Sarabande | Flute solo |
| 5. | Menuets I and II | Flute solo |
| 6. | Gigue | Flute solo |
