for the a RICORDINOTE In preparing this volume, we have frst and foremost taken into account the fact that the person who plays an iustrument for his personel pleasure is often obliged to do so on his own. It is not always possible to Gind an accompanist and itis even more dificult 1o collect « group of instrumentalists for the purpose of making music together. In any event, ‘and this is the biggest obstacle, the players roust be fairly expert or there in the risk of the ensemble producing thythiic effects which may be somewhat discouraging. ‘The main attraction of this volume is that all the pieces are for tunaccompanied recorder. The items are taken from the 6 Suites by J. S Bach for solo ‘cello, one of the great German composer's most beautiful works, ands masterpiece of instrumental music for all time. ‘The transcriber has been respectful in keys have been retained. The modi of some of the phrases t ‘of the recorder have heen Feduced te a minimum and in fact they amount to not more than four or five in all. There are no cuts, and in practice the performer of this ‘The pieces have of course been chosen from thote which, because of their melodic and linear qualities, best lend themselves to tranecription: ‘a magnificent cantabile Prelude, two wonderful Minuets, three delightful Bourrées, a Giga und a Sarabande. may seem daring to attempt to twansfer the harmonie richness of « Bach sarabande to the slender sound of a recorder. We have however no fear in saying that the revult is such 1s 10 just ie ‘The performer should pay the greatest possible and punetuation which view of the technical and respiratory requirements of the recorder and which we have arranged in such a way at to facilitate breathing without disturbing the melodic line. Only in the first part of the Prelude of the 2nd Suite have we found it necessary to add apostrophes to indicate the breathing, in order to prevent the flow of the musie being asbitrarily ‘The transcriptions are for Treble Recorder which, because of its round and pleasing tone, is the instrument most suited to these passages; however, by a simple transposition to a fifth above, these ean alse be played by the Descant Recorder. neJohann Sebastian Bach «tsss-1750) 8 PIECES FOR RECORDER from the SUITES for violoncello solo MINUET I from the First Suite Moderato eet geeceehtt fb Pie able FINE MINUET ILI from the First Suite Moderato _ ‘Minuetto I D.C. al Fine Pratl in Baan Dae © Comrise ao by 6. Rial Go. London) Ld