A Bach fopelectric Bas THREE DUETS AND FIVE SOLO PIBGESIARRANGED FOR BASS GUIT) Music « Instruction ® Historical Analysis ak BY BOB GALLWAY, PH.D.1S.Bodkior '§ AND FIVE SOLO PIE Electric ben GED FOR by Bob Gallway, PH. ‘This books lovely deccates to Karan, my wits; Hay, my der son Jonn Davison, an ato, end, and teacher ‘ad 19.45. fr his greatness and inspiration.INTRODUCTION Johann Sebastian Bach one ofthe greatest muscon oa tine. He was Born In Germany io 1685, ded in 1750, sri assed by histotans as 2 compose ofthe Baroque pared Muskians fem Ludwig van Bestnoven to Keth Janet have studies Bach, and hs works have rotided pleasure and inspira for ovr wo mando yeas Sos thee creation, Sachs compostons have been realized on nearly every musical ntument magnate ‘ny elects bass, wheter focused 0 az, unk, eck, uson fs bound To improve technique, as wall 85 musial understanding ard appreciation hough mastory of those pcos Bec’ phenomenal doph of expression and preteund sens ve inthis music. Lean the pleces inthis book, ans you wl be grazed at what a roving experence is play them: a shadow of Bachs genus wl twin come ave wit you. And nepetly some owl ing HISTORY Most of Bach's Ho was focused on musi lor the church. However. om 1717 nl 1725) was employed in ‘Coen by Pane Leopold as Kapeelmaeter chur choral conductor) and decor of camber musi forte royal court Prince Leopold ved music and kop a eevntoor piece orchestra a Bac’ disposal Dung his ‘St yrs in tual Gothen, Bach composed anastonshing sees of instrumental rasierpieces including the “war and Thre-Part invention, hes Sues for Seo Calla, Book Ono of The Wel: Tompered Claws, te Frenen and Engin Stes for So} Harpsichora, he sx Sonatas tor Sao in, ana the si Brendonburs (Concertos. Since Bach was acoomplshed on various keyboards, ain, ane probably cell, sno surprse that hese insrometalcompastion tnd t featur the atumets he knew bes. THE MUSIC Excapt forthe Sinfonia rom Partita 2, hich was writen in 1727—and is one of Bach's tw composiions published ding his Htine-al he pcos in hs book were composed wile Bach conducted in Cohen "Tra wo te—Two-Part Inventons & and 1—mer writen 1728s sues fr perfor ani om poser, The Two-Part Inventions exempily indepengen wo at wrth, ee using te chmiques of tgue nd canon thou sicy amenng io eter. twas Bac’ tention o familar begning students of re eyboard wih counterpoint as wel as igh and lekinan independence. nthe TWO-Pant Iventona, a Bet ‘heme it stale and then developed win an auesome ava ef compestionalcnnques. [Asi rom the Two-Part Inventions lhe pies this book ate can tom = popula Baroque musical form called te suite aso known as the sonata or parte. The orm aigatod hunéeds of years Btoe the Baroque ea, mest aly when utnists ranged pepuar dances of he day into medleys of tues inthe ‘same o fied Hays. Beosuse a the vared meter, mood, tempo, and thy of each othe dances com sings sute, Baroque composare fund hat hi form ores grat posit or musical erosion, ‘ne maintaining the basse om site and yn of ach Saree frm. For exams, the Almande ‘Snpage 32 nts book spl! ofa euch dances, m hat tis a slow dance in 44 meer wth asking ‘ornamental ine,