Episode Details

In today’s episode, we explore the concept of Doubles in Baroque music. Doubles are essentially melodic embellishments that accelerate the original melody while maintaining the harmonic structure of the original dance movement. This creates an interesting contrast when heard alongside its corresponding dance. We’ll dive into specific examples from Bach’s repertoire, including the Sarabande and Double from the Sixth English Suite, BWV 811, the Gigue and Double from the c minor lute suite, BWV 997, and the Partita in b minor for solo violin, BWV 1002.

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As for the music covered today, we will hear Doubles layered over their preceding dance movements. A Double is an elaboration on the preceding movement, where the melody is quickened— often twice as quickly. The harmonic structure of the Double and its preceding movement is the same, allowing for one to play both movements at the same time with very interesting results.

Pieces studied:

Sarabande and Double from Sixth English Suite, BWV 811

Gigue and Double from the c minor lute suite, BWV 997

Partita in b minor for solo violin, BWV 1002

People/places mentioned:

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