Air On A G String Sheet Music/Score

Air On The G String, which is also known as Air On G String and Air On A G String has an interesting origin:

At the end of the 19th century the German violinist August Wilhelmj (1845-1908) decided to adapt J.S. Bach`s Aria from the “Suite for Orchestra in D-major” BWV 1068 for violin and piano. This second movement of Bach`s third orchestral suite is a slow movement in 4/4 and Bach wrote it originally for solo-violin and string orchestra.

Wilhelmj transposed the entire solo part, which is a gem of lyric music, into C, so it fits comfortably on the G-string, the lowest string of the violin with a particularly dark and romantic timbre. The harmonic parts he wrote for piano. Though this music was later transcribed for many other instruments like the flute, it did not lose its name “Air on the G-String”.Click on the Preview buttons below to see our Brass Quintet arrangements of Air On A G String. The individual instrumental parts are included in the purchase of the full score of Air On A G String. For your convenience you will be able to preview the full score of our Brass Quintet arrangement as well as the individual parts. If you are looking for a suitable play-along for this arrangement, then you will be able to download a high-quality MP3 audio file. Where possible we also offer a full recording of the full scores including all instruments. If you hold your mouse over the MP3 logo you will see a precise description of which instruments are included in each backing track. Clicking on the MP3 logo will start the playback of a sample file of our full MP3 recording. This means that for a brass quintet arrangement you will find a sound file that consists of the second trumpet part, the french horn part, the trombone part and the tuba part. This will allow you to perform and practice the piece along to the accompaniment of a high-quality play-along.