Digital Download
23083188
Air On The G String
23083188
23083188
23083188
Details
Small Ensemble Cello, Flugelhorn, Organ, Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1657361
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Walter Beeler & Peet du Toit. This edition: pdf. Baroque. 9 pages. Peet du Toit #1223702. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.1657361)."Air on the G String", also known as "Air for G String" and "Celebrated Air", is August Wilhelmj's 1871 arrangement of the second movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068.
In the second movement of the suite however only the strings and the continuo play. This is the only movement of the suite where all other instruments are silent.
The music of the "Air" is written on four staves, for first and second violins, viola(s), and continuo. The interweaving melody lines of the high strings contrast with the pronounced rhythmic drive in the bass.
Here is a very different approach, employing the mellow flügelhorn for the melody, the violin for the counterpoint and the cello as the basso continuo. As it may be performed quite often in a church, I have added the organ, though the part is also suitable for the piano despite the latter's lesser ability to sustain long notes. Enjoy!
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
See Similar Sheet Music and Digital Downloads