4.

Allegro Assai
from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)
Edited and Arranged by
ALAN MELVIN

1
1

H H
H H H H
0 1 3 H 5 3 0 1 3
T 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 6 6 5 3 1 3 1 3 1 0
A 2 0 2 2
B

3 1
4 3

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

3 3 3 3

1
1 1 1

7
H H 5 H 5 H H 3 H
T 3 3
A 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5
3 3 3 2 3 0 2
B

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)

10
3 5 6 5 3 H H 5 H 5
T 3
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 2 3 0
B
0

1 4
4 1 2
2 4

2 3 3

Po
13 H H H H H H H
3 1 0 1 0
T 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 H 1 3 3 1
A 2 0 0
2 0 0 2 3
B 3 3

1 2
4
4 4
3
3

2 1 3

16 Po
H 3 6
T 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 8 6 5 0
A 2 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 6 7 6 2 0
3 2 3 0 2 0
B 2 2 3 4 0

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)

19

T Po H 3 Po Po Po
A 2 0 H 2 0
3 2 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 2
B 5 3 2 3 3 2 0 3
3 3 3

22

T Po Po Po
A Po Po Po 0 Po 0 Po Po
0 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 0
B 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 2 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

1 3
3 2 3 4
3 1 4 1

2 2

25

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

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)

3 4 4
3 2 3
1

28
H H 5 H 5 5 5 5 5
T 5 3 2 3 3
A 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 2
4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0
B 0 0

3 4

31
H Po H 5 H 3 3 3 3 3 H H 3 H
T 0 0 0 2 3 3
A 4 2 4 5 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 6 4 6 6 4 6 6 4 6
0 0 0
B

1 1

Po
34
3 3 3 3 3 7 8 7 8
T 2 2 5 2 2 8 7 8 7 8 7 7 8 10 10
A 2 7 9 7 9 7 9 9 7 9
0 0 0 0 0
B

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)

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

Po Po Po
37 Po Po Po Po
8 6 5 6 5 10 8 6 5 8 5 0 Po Po
T 8 7 5 7 5 8 7 3 1 3 4 3 1
A 7 7 3 2 3 2 0 3
0 0 0 0
B

1 2 4
III
2 4 1 1

H Po
40 H Po
6 8 10 3 6 5 3 3
T Po 1 Po 7 7 8 10 3 7 3 0 3 1 0
A 2 7 9 0 5 2 0
4 2 0 4 2 0 0
B
3

43 H H
H 0 H
T 0 1 3 H H 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 3
A 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0
4 2 0 2 4 4 2
B

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)

1 2

46
Po 0 1 0
T H 3 3 3
A 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 4 5 4 2 0 4 4 4
B 3 2 3 0 2 2

49
Po 0 0 Po
T 3
A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4 4 4
B 3 3 3 2 3 0 2

52
0 1 0 Po 0 0
T 3 3
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 0 2 0
B 2 3 3 3

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)

55
H H 0 H 0 1 3 1 0 H H 1 H
T 0 0
A 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2
0
B 4 4

58
1 H H 0 H 0 1 3 1 0
T 0
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0
B 4 2 4 4

1
2
2 4 1
2 2 2

3
1 3

61
H H 1 H 1 H 6
T 0 1 3
A 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 3
0 0 0 2 3 0 3 2 3 0
B 1
3

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)

III 2
4
2 2
3
3

Po
64 H Po
0 3 5 6 3 5 3 5 H 0 5
T 0 1 3 6 6 5 6 H 3 6 8 6
A 0 2 0 2 3 5
2 3 2 0 2 0 3 0
B 3 0 3 2
0

2
2 3
4

67 Po H
0 0 Po Po
T 8 6 3 2 3 H H Po Po
A 2 0 2 0 Po 0 2 0
5 3 2 3 2 0 2 3 3 2 3 2 0 3
B 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0
0 3

II 3
II
2
2 2

4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1

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

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)

2
3 2 3
1
3

73
0 0
T H 2 H H 3 2 3 H 0 H 3 H
A
5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3
B 0 0 0
4

2 1 2
2
1 1

3 4 1

76 Po Po Po
H 0 Po
T 3 H 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0
A 1 2 4 2 2 1 2 2 2 0
3 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 2
B 5 3 2 0
4 4

4 1 3
1
3
4

Po Po
79 Po Po H
0 1 1 0 3 H 0 1 3 0
T 0 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 Po 0 1 3 3
A 2 2 0 2 5
3 5 3 2 0 2
B

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)

4 4

2
3 1 1 4

82 H Po Po
5 Po Po 0 7
T Po 0 1 3 6 5 6 5 0
A 5 3 2 5 3 2 0 0 2 7 5 7 5 0 Po
3 2 0 3 7 0
B 3 5 8 7 8

2 4
4
3

2 3 3 3 1 1 3
2

85
0 7 0 5
T 1 1 0 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4
0 2 7 7
B 7

4 1 2 4 1
1 2

3 3
2 2

H Po Po
88 H
7 8 10 12 14 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 10 10
T 7 7 8 10 12 12 12 12
A 9 7 9 0 12 14 12 0 12 14 12
0
B

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)
4 1 2 1 4 1 2 1
2 3 1 2 2

4 1
1

Po Po Po
91
12 8 8 12 15 12 10 7 7 10 15 10 8 7 8 8 8 8
T 12 13 13 13 13 10 12 12 12 12 8 10 8 7
A 0 0 0 0 9
B 0

3 4 1 2 2 4
1 1

4 1
1 3

Po Po
94
5 3 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 0
T 7 5 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
A 5 5 5 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 4
0
B 2

Po
97 Po Po Po
1 3 1 Po 1 Po Po
T 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 0 3 1 0 Po Po
A 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0
3 1 0 1 0 3 1
B 3
3 3 3

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 4. Allegro Assai - from Violin Sonata No.III (BWV 1005)

4
4 1
4
4

4
3
3

H
100 H Po
0 1 3 0
T 0 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 Po Po
A Po Po 0 2 0 0
0 3 2 3 2 5 3 2 0
B 2 0 2 0 3 3
3 3 3

Comments:
In Bach's manuscript, slurs were written across entire phrases. In this transcription the hammer-ons and
pull-offs shown are only a minimal suggestion of this, and you are strongly encouraged to slur more.
This transcription was made using the original autograph manuscript of the violin version. A faithful Urtext
edition of the violin version can be viewed online at Icking music archives.

History:
3-31-01 - Complete (but rough) arrangement posted to site as MIDI file.
4-05-02 - Tablature TEF available by email.
5-01-02 - Fingerings increased and improved; Revised TEF, PDF, and MIDI posted for download.

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