Universal Edition

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Editor: William Waterhouse
Format: Sheet Music
Instrumentation: Solo Bassoon

The history of the work is comparatively recent: it lay undiscovered until 1917, when the manuscript in the hand of two different contemporary copyists came to light; entitled Solo pour la flute traversiere, it has since come to be accepted by scholars as a genuine work of Bach, although it is still uncertain when and for whom it was written. In determining the key of his transcription, the editor has taken account of the fact that the composer achieves a climax at the end of the first movement by employing the highest note of his instrument. The marks of articulation and ornaments in the original consist merely of two staccato dots, three slurs, two trills and three mordents; he has refrained from offering any suggestions for practical performance.

Movements:

• Allemande
• Corrente
• Sarabande
• Bourree Anglaise