Johann Sebastian Bach - Air on the G String: 41 Practice-Ready Scores
This orchestral suite movement became famous as a standalone violin arrangement played solely on the G string, though Bach originally composed it for full orchestra.
Originally part of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3, the Air gained its popular "on the G String" title from August Wilhelmj's 19th-century violin arrangement. Its melancholic melody has become emblematic of Baroque elegance, frequently used in weddings and films.
One of Bach's most recognizable works, the "Air" from Orchestral Suite No. 3 gained its popular nickname "on the G String" from August Wilhelmj's 1871 violin arrangement where the melody was transposed to C major and played solely on the G string of the violin.
One of Bach's most recognizable works, this Air gained popularity in 1871 when August Wilhelmj arranged it for violin solo transposed to C major, forcing performers to play entirely on the G string. The original version from Orchestral Suite No. 3 features rich string textures with continuo support.
One of Bach's most recognizable works, originally the second movement of Orchestral Suite No. 3. The popular name comes from August Wilhelmj's 1871 arrangement for violin and piano in C major, where the melody is played entirely on the violin's G string.
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