Johann Sebastian Bach

Suiten für Violoncello solo

Composed by J. S. Bach, Suites was initially for Cello but has been arranged for Bass Trombone by Jean-Claude Barbez, a soloist for the French Republican Guard. It features a total of five suites, each one including differentparts. Requiring an advanced level, these suites could also be played with two players alternating between phrases. Suite I and Suite II are built with the following parts, in the same order: - Prelude - Sarabande -Allemande - Courante - Menuetto 1 - Menuetto 2 - Guigue Suite III: - Prelude - Courante - Sarabande - Allemande - Bourrée 1 - Bourrée 2 - Guigue - Sarabande (Suite V) Suite IV: - Prelude - Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Bourrée - Guigue (Suite V) This book includes comments and annotations in French, English and Japanese.