Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E Major (BWV 817)
6. Bourrée
This is the Bourrée from J.S. Bach's French Suite No. 6, played as a duet on mandolin and tenor guitar (in GDAE). The piece is originally for keyboard (clavichord or harpsichord). My recording is based on an adaptation for violin and viola by Mike Magatagan, available from Musescore:
https://musescore.com/mike_magatagan/scores/3344076
I have transposed the piece from E Major one full step down to D Major to make it sit better in the range of my instrumentation, and have changed the viola part from alto clef to octave treble clef
Allmusic calls this "a sprightly Bourrée, the right hand remaining in constant motion over a strongly marked rhythm with an occasional kick". It translates pretty nicely to mandolin -- probably better than to violin/viola. Considering that this is a transposed keyboard piece, the open string harmonies are fortuitous but delightful.
1890s Umberto Ceccherini mandolin
Vintage Viaten tenor guitar
Martin
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