The Sonata in A major for transverse flute and harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1032) is a sonata in 3 movements:

Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1032
1. Vivace

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2. Largo e Dolce

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3. Allegro

Performed by Alex Murray (transverse flute) and Martha Goldstein (harpsichord)

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• Movement 1: Vivace (in A major)
• Movement 2: Largo e dolce (in A minor, ending with a half cadence)
• Movement 3: Allegro (in A major)

Unusually, the second movement is written in the parallel minor (A minor), rather than the relative minor ( F-sharp minor) or another closely related key. ^{[1][ failed verification]}

The autograph is incomplete, and there are 46 bars missing. ^[2] There exist reconstructions by various authors.

See also

• Concerto, BWV 525a (middle movement)

References

Sources

• Swack, Jeanne (1995), "J.S. Bach's A Major Flute Sonata BWV 1032 revisited", in Melamed, Daniel R. (ed.), Bach Studies 2, Cambridge University Press, pp. 154–174

External links

• Flute Sonata in A major, BWV 1032: performance by the Netherlands Bach Society (video and background information)
• Sonatas for Flute and Clavier, BWV 1030-32: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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