2.

Fugue
from the Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001)
J.S. Bach Edited and Arranged by
ALAN MELVIN
(1685-1750)

#4 P UJ U U U U U
F 4
P UJ U U U UUU U U U@ UU U UU U UU U U U. U U U
P U U U U U U
[
4 2 4 3 1

P
E 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 3 3
G 4 4 4 4 2 0 2 0 5 2 0. 5 4
D 4 4 4
A 7 7 7 7 5 5 3 3 2 2
E 8 7

#U U U U U U#U U U UJ
F U U U U U#U U U
U
U U UUU U UU %U UU U. UUUUU UU
#U #UU %U U U.
4

U U U
4 4

[ U U U U
2
4
1

II II
4
3 3 2 2 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 5 4
A 5 2 0 2 0 2. 2 5 4 2
2 5 4 57 2 1 4 2 0 0 5 4 2
B 0 6 4 2 3 2 3. 2
0 5 3 2 0

# UJ %U U U %U
O U.@#U #U UU U %U #U U U@ UJU U UJ
O . U U U UJU U U U U@ U UUJ
U
U U U U U U U U U U U UJ U
F U U U
@ U U. O U #U U . %U#U U U U
33

[ V U.
2

V
4 2
3 3
3

II

O
7
2 1 0 0 0

O O4
T 2 3 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
A 3 4 2 1 2 2 0 2 5 5 2 0 0 0 2 0
4. 2. 4 1 2. 0 2 4
B 2 0 5. 4 7
0 3.

# U U U UUU U %U U U#U U %U U
U U U U U U U U U U U #UJ
U U U U U U U U #U U U UU U %U
F #U U U U %U U . U U U U U U U U UUUUUU
4 4

U U
4

[
2

U.
11
22 2 22 22 33 11

II
10
0 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 1
T 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 4 5 3 1 0
A 5 0 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 0
4 7 7 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
B 6 3. 2 3 2 3 2 0 3 3 2 2 0
0.

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 2. Fugue - from the Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001)

# U U U U UUU U U U@ UU U UU U UU
U P U U
U U U U #U U U
4 1 2

F %U #U U U U
3

[ U UUUUU
1 3
4

C
3 3 1 1
2
4 2 2

VII
13
7 7 7 7 8 7

P
T 1 10 8 10 7 8 7
A 2 9 9 9 9 7 7
3 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 In this passage especially, 10 9
B 0 2 I follow the violin original
3 2 0 2 0 more closely than the lute
version.

Note from

# UU U
the violin.

U U U U U U UJ
U@ U@UJ UU U@ U U U U U U UUU UU
UUU UUU U U UU U U U U U UUU UUU U
P
4 4 4 4

F
4 2 2 2 4
33 3 3
22 33 33 3 1 1 3 33

[
1

Note from Note from

the violin. the violin.

16
0 0 7 0 5 3Po 3 3Po 3 2 0 2 3 2

P
T 10 10 10 10 8 7 8 7 3
A 7 9 7 7 7 7 5 4 5 2 4 4 2 4 5 4 2
10 10 9 10 10 9
B

#UU U U U U UU U U UU U U U U U U U U
UUU UUU U #U U UUU U UU
P U@ U U U U U U #U UU U UU UU
#U
2 4

F
2 1 2 2 3 2 1
3 3

U
3 1 1 2 3
4 4

[
2
1 3 1
1 2

Fingerings shown in the

Note from
the violin.
notation are especially
II important here.
Po Po
19 Po Po Po
0 5 Po 5 3 2 3 5 3 2 7 7 5 3 2 0 2
T 3 1 0 0 5 5 3 2 3 5 3 3 0 3 0 0

P
A 5 7 5 6 6 4 3 4
4 4 4 4 2 0 2 0 0
B 4 2 4

#U U U
U U U #U #U UU U #U UU U U . #U U U #U UU . U U U#UU UUUU U U
3 3

F U U U U U U U #U
3

U #U U#U U U U
1

U U U U. U U@ UU U
3 2 2

[ U U U. U U
3 3

U. U P
2 4 4 1
4 4
2 1 2

Note from
the violin.
II 3 3

22
3 2 0 0
T 0 0 0 3 2 3 3 3 2 0 2 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 1 3 4 0. 3 33

P
A
2 0 4 4 4 2 0 2
B 4 4 2 2 2. 4 5 4 2 4 4 2 2
2 0. 2 3. 0 2 2 7 7 7
R

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 2. Fugue - from the Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001)

#
U U U U U U
F # UU .
U U #UJ U U U U U UUU U UU #U #UU . U U UU UUUU %U#U UU U U
[ U U U U U #U@ U
2 4 1
4 4
3 1 2
11

II IV
25
T 0
A 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 0
2 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 4 0
B 4. 6 5 3 5 2 3 4 2. 7 5 4 5 7
7 5 3 5 2 3 0 2 4 5 2 7

# U U U U. U U U UU U U#U U UU U U U %U U #U U #U
U #U U U U #U U U U UU . #U . U U U #U
F #U #U@ U . U
3

U U
1 1 2

U #U U
4 4

U@
1 1 2 2 4
2 22 44

[ %V U
2

U
3 3 1
11 11

II
28 Po
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 2
T 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 5 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 3 0 0 4
A 3 3 4. 4 3. 4 4 3
0 5. 4. 2 0
B 4 4 4 2 4 4
1 0 2

##U U U %U U U%U#U U%U#U #UU UU %U #UU U

F UU #U #U %UUU U %UU
U U #U UU UU U
4

U
4

U
2

U U U
3 3

#U
3 3 1 1

[ U U U U U U@ U U
1 4
2 4 4 2
2 1 1
3 3

Note from
the lute. II III
31
0 3 1 2 3 1 2 6 7 5 5 3
T 4 5 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 4
A 2 1 0 3 3 3
2 4 3 2 2 2 0
B 2 2 1 2
3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2

Note from Note from Note from

U U
the violin. the violin. the violin.

# UU UU UU #U U
U U #UU U. U U U U U
#U U #U U UU #UUU UUU U UJ
U # #UU UJ
U U U U U #U UU U UU
U
4

F
1 1 1 1 2 1
3

U
2 2 3 2 3
44

[ C
2 22
33
44 44 11

II
34
3 2 2 6 6 7 7 0 0. 2 2 0 2
T 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 3
A 6 6 7 7 3 3 4 4 4 3
4 2 4 2 4 2 2 0 0
B 5 5 4 4 2
0

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 2. Fugue - from the Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001)

#U
U UU U U U #U UU # #UU UU UU UU UU UU UU UU # #UU UU UU UU UU UU #UU
F #U #U #U U U U
4 4 4 4 4

U@ U U U U U U U U UU U U U U U U U
4 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 3
3

[ U U
3 33 4
4 22 22 22 11 11
2

37
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 8 7 0 0 7 7 9
A 3 1 3 3 7 6 7 6 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7
8 8 9
B 4
2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

U
##U #U U UU #UU U UU UU #U #U U UU #UU UU UU U U U UU
U
UUUUU
#U U
#U U U #U U U U U UU
4 4
4 4

F UU U U U U U U U UU U U U U U U U V
4
3

U
3 3 3 4

[
3

Note from
the violin.
VII VII VII
40
7 9 10 9 7 7 9 7 9 7 7
T 11 9 11 7 11 9 11 11 7 7 10 8 10 7
A 7 9 9 7 7 9 7 9 7 7 8
11 9 11 11 9 11 11 9 9 9
B 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

# UU UUUUU
U U U U U U U U U U U U U #U U U U U%U U U UUUUU
F U U U UU #U U V U U U
V U V
[ V
3

U U
2
1 3

V
43
0 0 5 5 0 0
T 0 0 3 3 0 5 5 8 7 8 5 3 6 3 0 1 3 1
A 0 0 5 1 5 5 6 2 0 0 2
2 2 2 7 7 7 0 4
B 2 0 0 3
0 0 0

#U
U
U #U U U U UUUU
F U@ #U U U %U U #U %U U U %U U U U U U U U U U U UUUU U UUUU
3

[ U
@ U@ %U@ U U U U
4 3

V V V V
1
3 2 2
2 4 4 4
3

Note from
the violin.

46
T 3 0 0 0
A 1 5 2 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
2 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
B 2 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0
3 1 0 0 0 0

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 2. Fugue - from the Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001)

# U%U#U U%U U
F U UU U UU U UU U UU U U U#U#U%U #U
U UU UU UU #U U U UU UU UU
VU
4

[ %V U V V C
2
4 4
1

II
49 H
3 1
T 4 5 3 2 3
A 2 2 2 2 2 5 3 1 2
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2
B 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 2 6 6 2 2 6 6 2 0 3
1 1 2 2 0

#U U U #U U
U U U U O U UJ U U U UUU U U U U#U #U %U . U UUUUUUU U
#U U U U
3 3

F #UU U UU
4 4 4

U U U UUU U
4

U U U U U #U U
4 3 4 1 4

U
3 3

[ U. %U #U
44 11 11 3 4 3 1

U. V V U
1 1 3
3 1 1 2 1
2 2 2 1 22 2 2
2

3 3

O
52
5 5 4 7 0 0 0 0
T 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 0
A 1 5 4 7 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 2. 2 1 212 1 2
2 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 1
B 2 3 3 3 2 0 2
0. 0. 7 0 0 1 2 0

#
F VV UU UU U U UU U UUU U UUU .. U U U U UU
U U U U@
U UU. U U U #UJ UUU U U .
3 3

[ U U U U U
1 2 2

U U
44 2
2 1 3 1
4

Note from
the violin.
II
55
T 3 3 3 3 1 0 1
A 2 0 2 2 0 0 0. 2 45
0 4 4 2 2. 0
B 3 2. 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 0 2 0.
5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 0 2 0

# U U U U U U U #U U UU UU UU U UUU UU U U U UU U
U U U U U UUU U U U U U U U U U U@ U U U U U UU U . U U U UU
F U U U U V U. U U
[ U@ U U U@ U U U U U U
II V III II
58
3 3 3 3 2 0 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 3 2 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 7 3 5 5 3 0 1
A 0 2 0 2 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 4 5 5 4 4 2 2 0. 2
0 0 0 0 2. 4 0
B 0 0 0 5 3 2 0
3 3 3

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 2. Fugue - from the Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001)

#
U U U U UU U U U U UUU U UU U U U U U U U U U U
F U U U U U U UU U
UU
UU U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U U U U
U.
U. U U UU
UU
2

[ U U U U U U U U
3

U U
3
4 1 1 1
2 4
2

61
0 0 2 3 3 2 0 3
T 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 1 0
A 2 0 0 0 0 0 2. 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0. 0
B 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3
3 3 3 2 0 2 3 5 0 2 3
R

#O U
UJU@ UJU U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U%U
F P U U U U V U #U #U U U U UUUU
4

[ C U U
2 2 2

U
44 11 2 3 1
3 11
2

II II
O
P
64
0 2
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3
A 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
4 2 0 4 2 1 5 4 2 4 3 2 0 2
B 3 2 3 4 2 2 3
3 0 2 3

#P Q P P
U U #U U U U U U #U U U U U U U U U U U U U
O UJ Q O O UJ U U
F U. U U U U U U . UJU U . UJ #UU #U U U U U UU
4

[ UJ U V V
UJ U
22 33 3

Note from
II
P Q P P
the lute.

O Q O O
67
2 2
T 0 4 7 4 4 4 4 4
A 0 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0. 0 4 7 4 7 7 4
B 3 2 3 0 2. 2 3. 4 6 6 6 2 2
3 0 5 7

# U U U U U U
UUUUU U UUUUU U
#U U
U U U U U U U U UUUUU U UUUUU U
U U
F V
2
4

V V V V V
3

70
0 0 5 5 3 3
T 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
4
B 2 2 2 2 2 2

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 2. Fugue - from the Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001)

# U U U U #U U U U UUU U U UUU U U U U U
#U #U U U U U UUUUU #U U U %U U U U U #U
4 4

U
4 4 4

F V U U
4

#U .
1

V #U
2 2 3

[ U@ U .
3
2
1
11
Note from
the violin.

Po
73
3 3 0 7 7 7 5 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 0
T 2 2 2 2 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3
4 1. 2
B 2 2 3 4
3 0.

##U U
U U #U U %U U U UU U U U U U #U#U U U U U U%U #U%U U U U U U U U . U U U U U U U
F UU U U U U U U V U.
4 2

U
3 3

U U
1 1

[ U U U U
3

V V
3 4 4 1

3 3

Note from
the violin.
II II
76 H Po H
0 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
T 4 5 5 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 1 3 0 1
A 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 2. 2
5 2 4 4 2 2 0
B 2 2 0 0 5 3.
3 3 2 2 0 0

#U U U U U? U U U U U U U
U U U U U U#U U U U U
F #U U U UUU U UU U U U #UU U U UU U U UU
U
1

[ U U #U
3 1 1 1
4 1 1
1 2 2 2 2
2 4
2

II
79
2 H 2 2 0
T H 1 0 H H 0 0 0 0
A 2 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 0
1 4 4 5 7 4 0 1 4 4 2 1 2
B 6 7 3 3 2 3 2 2
2 3 4 5

# U. U U #U U U U U U U U U %U U
#U %U U U U U UU U UU U#U UU
F #U. %U U U U U U U U
4

#U . U U
1

U U U
3 4

U U U U U U UUU U
4

UUU U U U
1

[ U #U U
3 3
2 11 22 3
2 33

Note from
the violin.
III II II
82
3. 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
T 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 4
A 3. 2 5 2 0 2 2
5 5 5 4 4 2 2 0 0
B 4. 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 3
3 2 4 5 4 0 2 3 2 3

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 2. Fugue - from the Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001)

##U U
UJ U UU U U U #U U U U U . U UUUUUUU U U U U U U U U U U U#U
3 3

UUU
F UU U U U UU U U U U U U U U U U U
4 4

U U U U U U U #U U U U
4

U
44

[ V
33 33 33 33 4 1
3
11 22 11 2
11

Note from
II II the lute.
3 3

85
Po 2Po 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
T 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5. 44 0 0 3 1 3 0
A 2 5 2 4 5 2 4 2 0 0 1
4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 2 2 4 2
B 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 0 2
0

U
#U U U U U U #U U
U #U UU U UUU
F UU U %U U U UU U #U U %U U U#U#U U UU UU
1

U #U
V %U U U U U
2

[ U V U.
1 4 1

V
1 3 1
1 3 2
3 4
2

II
88
2 0 3 0 2 5
T 1 0 0 1 4 0 4
A 2 4 5 2 2 0 1 2 2 5 2 5
3 2 1 2 0 2 3 2 4 2 5 2
B 0 2 3 2 6 2 3
0 0 2 3. 5

Note from
the lute.

# UU UU UU UU UU UU #UU UUUUUUUUUUUU U U U
U #U. %U #U . %U U . %U U . U U#U U UU UU#UUUUUUUU #U
F U. U #U . %U U U UU
4

%U #U
2

#UU
4 2 4

#U
2

[
33 11 11 2 2
33 11 33
4 3 1 3
3 3 3 3 1 1
Note from 3 3 3 3
the violin.

91 HH HH
5 3 3 2 2 0 R HH HH 0
T 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 4 457 457
HH HH
A 4 3. 2 1. 0 2 1 2 2 245 245
HH HH 0 3
4. 3 2. 2 1. 0 4 457 457
B 2. 4 3 2 0 2 679 679 7 4
6 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Note from
This ending is based on the lute.
the lute version (with

# U UUU#U#UUUUUUUUUUU U V
certain metrical repairs).

UU U U VV
F UU VV
2

U
4 24 4 4

[ V
3
1 1

94 H
0 20 0 0 000 0 0
T 0 4 24 4 4 4 4 0
A 4 0
4 4 2
B 2 2 2
0

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