Johann Sebastian Bach
Ricercar à 6 (aus „Musikalisches Opfer“)
Duration: 6'
Bearbeitet von: Gisler/Rahbari
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute
3rd alto flute
4th alto flute
5th bass flute
6th bass flute
Ricercar à 6 (aus „Musikalisches Opfer“)
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Johann Sebastian Bach
1. Flöte (Ricercar à 6 (aus „Musikalisches Opfer“))
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Type: Stimme
Johann Sebastian Bach
2. Flöte (Ricercar à 6 (aus „Musikalisches Opfer“))
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Type: Stimme
Johann Sebastian Bach
3. Altflöte in G (Ricercar à 6 (aus „Musikalisches Opfer“))
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Type: Stimme
Johann Sebastian Bach
4. Altflöte in G (Ricercar à 6 (aus „Musikalisches Opfer“))
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Type: Stimme
Johann Sebastian Bach
5. Bassflöte (Ricercar à 6 (aus „Musikalisches Opfer“))
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Type: Stimme
Johann Sebastian Bach
6. Bassflöte (Ricercar à 6 (aus „Musikalisches Opfer“))
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Type: Stimme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ricercar à 6 (aus „Musikalisches Opfer“)
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Type: Dirigierpartitur
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Work introduction
The Musical Offering owes its creation to Johann Sebastian Bach's visit to the Prussian court of Frederick II, where his son Carl Philipp Emanuel worked as a harpsichordist.
The trio sonata for flute, violin and basso continuo it contains is an important part of the flute repertoire.
The Ricercar a 6 was executed by Bach as a subsequent fulfillment of the royal wish for a “fugue with six obbligato parts” and was not assigned to any specific instrumentation.
The Vienna Flautists have decided to arrange this wonderful work for a flute ensemble.
The organ-like sound of the flutes is particularly suitable for expressing the polyphony of this wonderful work.
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