Description & Musical Analysis
Hear the opening Vivace of Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, BWV 1043, as a complete first-movement MIDI with two solo violins and string accompaniment.
How to Play & Trivia
The opening movement
Bach’s Concerto in D minor for two violins and strings opens with a brisk Vivace. The two solo violin lines trade ideas above a tightly moving ensemble, creating a lively dialogue that keeps unfolding across the movement.
Listen to the full part
This 3-minute-31-second MIDI follows the complete first movement, with both solo violin lines and the accompanying parts. The Mutopia file gives the solo lines a violin sound and renders the lower string parts with a harpsichord sound. Listen to each melody on its own, then follow how the two lines answer one another.
Score and source
The score is based on the 1874 Bach-Gesellschaft edition published by the Mutopia Project. The work and edition are marked Public Domain. This page contains the opening Vivace only; the Largo ma non tanto and Allegro are separate movements. [View the score and source details at Mutopia](https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=3) · [Public Domain information](https://www.mutopiaproject.org/legal.html).
Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.
