J.S. Bach: Suite No. 3 for Solo Double Bass, BWV 1009, transposed to G Major (Tramontozzi)

About the Transcription This edition is based on the autograph manuscript of Suite No. 3 in C Major for solo violoncello, BWV 1009 which exists in Anna Magdalena Bach's (Bach's second wife) hand. She often served as his copyist and was a very good musician in her own right. There does not seem to exist a manuscript in J.S. Bach's own hand. The music has been transposed to G Major (sounding a fourth lower). The solid slurs are my best understanding of what exists in the autograph. Dotted slurs are my suggestions for additional slurs. Since this edition for double bass will likely be played by double bassists with modern setups, I have made some bowing suggestions that I hope will help the performer express the musical intentions illustrated in the manuscript. Fingering suggestions are in Arabic numerals. Sometimes I give more than one suggestion. When 2 or more notes are to be played at one time the vertical order of the fingerings corresponds to the vertical order of the notes. Roman