Flute Sonata in A major, BWV 1032

The Sonata in A major for transverse flute and harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1032) is a sonata in three movements:

I. Vivace

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II. Largo e Dolce

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III. Allegro

Performed by Alex Murray (transverse flute) and Martha Goldstein (harpsichord)

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Composedc. 1730s

Movements3

ScoringFlute and harpsichord

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Flute Sonata in A major
BWV 1032
by J. S. Bach
Bach in 1746; 1748 portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann
Composed	c. 1730s
Movements	3
Scoring	Flute and harpsichord

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Unusually, the second movement is written in the parallel minor (A minor), rather than the relative minor (F♯ minor) or another closely related key.^{[1][failed verification]}

The autograph dates to around the 1730s (debated) and is incomplete; there are 46 bars missing.^[2] Reconstructions by various authors exist.