Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 13 movements: Allemande - Courrante - Rigoudon - Sarabande - No indication - No indication - No indication - No indication - Menuet - No indication - No indication - No indication - Chaconne |
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Genre Categories | Partitas; For harpsichord; Scores featuring the harpsichord; For 1 player |
Work Title | Partita in D major, GWV 701 |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Graupner, Christoph |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | GWV 701 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICG 1156 |
Key | D major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 13 movements: Allemande - Courrante - Rigoudon - Sarabande - No indication - No indication - No indication - No indication - Menuet - No indication - No indication - No indication - Chaconne |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | harpsichord |
This Partita is a varied set of movements full of harmonic and melodic surprises as well as some very static movements over a simple repeating tonic chord. Wrote out a number of ornaments. Suggest you consult the original if you do not like some of them.