How to go to your page This eBook contains two volumes. Each volume has its own page numbering scheme, consisting of a volume number and a page number, separated by a colon. For example, to go to page 5 of Volume 1, type 1:5 in the "page #" box at the top of the screen and click "Go." To go to page 5 of Volume 2, type 2:5… and so forth. BACH ’S CELLO SUITES BACH ’S CELLO SUITES Analyses and Explorations Volume I: Text ALLEN WINOLD Indiana University Press BLOOMINGTON AND INDIANAPOLIS This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail [email protected] © 2007 by Allen Winold All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. manufactured in the united states of america Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Winold, Allen. Bach’s cello suites : analyses and explorations, volume i : text / Allen Winold. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-253-21885-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685–1750. Suites, violoncello, BWV 1007–1012. 2. Suites (Violoncello)—Analysis, appreciation. I. Title. MT145.B14W57 2007 787.4′1858092—dc22 2007000628 1 2 3 4 5 12 11 10 09 08 07 To Helga with love, and with deep gratitude for her insight and inspiration This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface ix 1. Historical Background 1 2. The Preludes 12 3. The Allemandes 34 4. The Courantes 45 5. The Sarabandes 56 6. The Optional Movements 67 7. The Gigues 77 8. Summary and Conclusions 83 Appendix: Analytical Designations 95 Detailed Table of Contents for Volume I: Text 97 Notes 103 Bibliography 107 Index 109 This page intentionally left blank