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My daughter plays this on violin as it is in first Sukuki first book violin. Does anybody know if this is a piano piece?
If so where can I find the written piano music?

Thanks!

Bach penned hundreds of minuets. Without an identifying BWV catalog number, we cannot know which one you're referring to. However, if I had to guess, it's probably Minuet in G, BWV Anh 114, and yes, it was written for keyboard instruments.

Once you have identified which BWV catalog number the piece is, then it is really easy to find the sheet music. Bach's music is all public domain. So, there is no need to buy it. You can find it for free on the International Music Score Library Project website...

imslp.org

Hope that helps.

Sincerely,

Justin

John, it not Minuet in G, BWV Anh 114. It is in G, and in 3/4 time. The first measure has three quarter notes on the note "D".

In the Suzuki violin book there is no mention of "BWV" catalog numbers.

My daughter plays it on violin and has figuered out the melody on the piano. I think she could learn the LH if it is indeed a keyboard piece.

Thanks!

All 3 Bach Minuets in Suzuki 1 are in the Notebook for Anna Magdelena Bach. They are also in many beginning level piano repertoire books such as Essential Keyboard Repertoire (Olson), First Lessons in Bach (Alfred). etc. I bet you will find them in any decent music bookstore.

Minuet 1 is BWV Anh 822 and minuet 3 is BWV Anh 114

I am familiar with this piece because my daughter learned it on violin about 9 months ago! I know that sheet music is in the correct key in the Suzuki piano book 2. You can also just buy the piano accompaniment music for violin.

http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Suzuki-Violin-School-Volume-1-piano-accompaniment/18742615

We know which she's referring to because she referenced the specific one in the Suzuki book. And CY is right, it's from the suite, BWV 822. It's on page 11 of this:

http://imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/d/d7/IMSLP83948-PMLP06035-BWV_0822.pdf

I don't have a copy of the Suzuki book, presumably CY does, which is the basis for his reply. I would think g minor would be a very difficult key for a beginning violinist to play; perhaps it's transposed to d minor?????

I think it is in G major.

It is. I used YouTube to figure out which one it was:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMSE7sUz_E

Ah, that's minuet #3 in the Bach! And it is indeed in G major. Interesting that the entire Overture (suite) in in g minor, except for this one minuet. One wonders if someone added it at a later date.

Well, there's a da capo at the end of the G Major minuet, so it was meant to be sandwiched between G minor minuets. Bach did write major dances in minor suites, but they tend to be the "minuet II" or "passepied II." For example, the Gavotte in the G minor English Suite has a G Major "musette" in the middle. The A minor English Suite has a Bourree II in A Major.