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Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031

173410 min

This guide follows Bach’s Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031 (1734) in three parts: Allegro moderato, Siciliano and Allegro.

Recording: Michala Petri (recorder), Hille Perl (viola da gamba), Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

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Follow all 16 sections as they play

  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
I0:23–3:19

, in E-flat major. The is laid out like a concerto: the harpsichord opens with the , and an leads to the (A). The appears three times, in changing keys, joined by passages, with an and a contrasting section (B). A (A′) and a short follows.

  1. A
II3:27–5:50
III5:53–9:53

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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