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Bridging Two Worlds: Baroque Violin Performance Practices As A Model For The Transcription Of Selected Movements Of J.S. Bach's Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violin On The Modern Guitar, Júlio Alves
Júlio Ribeiro Alves
This document explores the role of the baroque violin practices of bowing, chord playing, and slurring in arrangements for the modern guitar, of selected movements of J. S. Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas (BWV 1001-1006) for solo violin. This document aims to expand the range of possible solutions for all guitarists interested in playing Bach’s unaccompanied solo music by making a “bridge” between these essential performance practices of the baroque violin and the capabilities of the modern guitar. Some practices associated with other baroque instruments such as the lute and the harpsichord are also considered. The guitar arrangements included at the …