Cello Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821–1905)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 27.1 (pp.81-86)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1879. Plate B.W. XXVII (1).
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1988.
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Editor Julius Klengel (1859–1933)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 22879.
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Editor Hugo Becker (1863–1941)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.238, n.d.(ca.1911). Plate 9148.
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Editor Diran Alexanian (1881–1954)
Publisher. Info. Six Suites pour Violoncelle seul No.5 (pp.50-65)
Paris: Francois Salabert S.A., 1929. Plate SECA 16.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10 x 13 inches.
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Editor Hans Eppstein (1911–2008)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie VI, Band 2 (pp.32-39, 84-91, 106-15)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1988. Plate BA 5068.
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Misc. Notes Text I: Based on the copies by Anna Magdalena Bach, Johann Peter Kellner.
Text II: Based on anonymous copy (2nd half 18th century)
600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
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Editor Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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Misc. Notes Based on the manuscript of Johann Peter Kellner, Anna Magdalena Bach and the arrangement for lute solo by J.S. Bach himself (BWV 995). Normal notation score is not an arrangement for normal-tuned cello. It is simply written in real notes.
See also Editor's Notes
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Editor Romain Garioud
Publisher. Info. Romain Garioud, 2020.
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Misc. Notes Adaptation from the luth version, based on the manuscripts from Anna Magdalena Bach (BWV 1011) and J.S. Bach (BWV 995). Written in real sound (without scordatura).
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Editor Cellofun.eu
Publisher. Info. Cellofun.eu
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Misc. Notes Here, the four known manuscript sources have been typeset and laid out in score format principally in order to make for an easy comparison of the bowings (slurs). The pitches are notated at their true pitch (not with scordatura). This is not an academic, scholarly work, in the sense that there are a few typos (note errors) and not all of the minor differences in notes and rhythms between the different manuscripts have been reproduced. We have however tried to reproduce as closely as possible the ambiguities in the placements and shapes of the slurs of the original manuscripts. For best results, print on A4 paper with no margins. For more information see cellofun.eu
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Editor Cellofun.eu (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Cellofun.eu, 2023.
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Misc. Notes For each movement, two versions are offered: an Edited Version (with fingering and bowing suggestions) and a Clean Version with only the notes. For best results print on A4 paper with no margins. More info at cellofun.eu
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Editor Marshall Tuttle
Publisher. Info. Marshall Tuttle
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Misc. Notes Anna Magdalene Bach's manuscript of this composition is full of amateurish errors and unplayable on the cello as written. Apparently this composition was not originally written for the cello. This Arrangement attempts to rectify those problems and uses phrasings from JS Bach's version of the Lute Suite based on the same original composition to reconstruct something more celloistic and closer to some original which is unavailable to us.
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For 3-7 Cellos (Orefice)
Arranger Giovanni Pietro Orefice (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice
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Misc. Notes BWV1011 double canon structure unveiled for 3 Cellos (and 7 cellos for the Courante)
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For Cello or Viola and Piano (Schumann and Stade)
Arranger Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Editor Friedrich Wilhelm Stade (1817–1902)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Gustav Heinze, n.d. [1871]. MPR
Reprinted Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 7311.
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For Cello and Piano (Grädener)
Arranger Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812–1883)
Publisher. Info. Hamburg: H. Pohle, n.d.[1872]. Plate H.P. 115.
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For Flute (Kamioka)
Arranger Hideo Kamioka (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. Hideo Kamioka
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For Lute (Bach)
See: Suite in G minor, BWV 995
For Viola (Yokoyama)
Arranger Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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Misc. Notes Based on Anna Magdalena Bach's manuscript. But some notes are corrected with Kellner's manuscript and with the arrangement for lute solo by J.S. Bach himself (BWV 995). Normal notation score is not an arrangement for normal-tuned viola. It is simply written in real notes. See also Editor's Notes
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For Melodica (Teuling)
Arranger Arnold den Teuling (b. 1944)
Publisher. Info. Arnold den Teuling, 2020.
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Misc. Notes Originally c minor
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For Piano (Raff)
Arranger Joachim Raff (1822–1882)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig and Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d.[1871]. Plate 620e.
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Misc. Notes Black and white.
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For Piano (Godowsky)
Arranger Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1924. Plate 23078, 22950, 22936.
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For Piano (Novegno)
Arranger Roberto Novegno (b. 1981)
Publisher. Info. Roberto Novegno
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For Celesta or Toy Piano (Isida)

6 more: II. Allemande • III. Courante • IV. Sarabande • V. Gavotte I • VI. Gavotte II • VII. Gigue

Arranger Kazue Rockzaemon Isida
Publisher. Info. Rockza Music Edition, 2017.
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Misc. Notes G-C, 42 keys
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Prélude (No.1)

For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Fine)
Arranger Elaine Fine (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Elaine Fine, 2018.
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Misc. Notes This is a free adaptation with no claim towards any kind of stylistic "authenticity," but every note of the Bach original is here.
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For 4 Cellos (Leonovich)
Arranger Yuriy Leonovich
Publisher. Info. Yuriy Leonovich, 2007
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For 3 Violas (Ayuso)
Arranger Juan Ayuso (b. 1978)
Publisher. Info. Juan Ayuso, 2011.
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For Celesta or Toy Piano (Isida)
Arranger Kazue Rockzaemon Isida
Publisher. Info. Rockza Music Edition, 2020.
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Misc. Notes C-C, 25 keys
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Allemande (No.2)

For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Fine)
Arranger Elaine Fine (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Elaine Fine, 2020.
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Misc. Notes All the dynamics, articulations, and rhythms are person, and can be altered to taste.
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Sarabande (No.4)

For 2 Recorders (Tennent)
Arranger R.D. Tennent
Publisher. Info. R. D. Tennent
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Mondrup Recorder Collection. Transposed to G minor.
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For Horn (Michaud-Cheney)
Arranger Alec Michaud-Cheney (b. 1996)
Publisher. Info. Michaud-Cheney, 2023.
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General Information

Work Title Cello Suite No.5
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Cello Suite No. 5; Suite pour violoncelle seul n° 5; Suite Nr. V c-moll BWV 1011; Suite per a violoncel núm. 5
Name Aliases Suite pour violoncelle n° 5; Suite No. 5 for Solo Cello in C Minor, BWV 1011
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 210935698; LCCN: n2002071973; GND: 30001158X; BNF: 13909398p
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 1011
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 67
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 movements:
  1. Prélude
  2. Allemande
  3. Courante
  4. Sarabande
  5. Gavotte I
  6. Gavotte II
  7. Gigue
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1717-23
First Publication. 1824 in 6 Cello Suites (No.5)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation cello
Related Works Musicologists have speculated that this work and the Suite in G minor, BWV 995 are both transcriptions of a composition for some other instrument such as the lautenwerk (lute-harpsichord) or the mandora, a type of bass lute.
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (BWV 1007-1012)
Extra Information *Cello tunes 'scordatura' to CGDg (top string down a tone)