Baroque dance form and Bach's BWV 1002

The dances that form the partitas which Bach has written for solo violin, although they have taken their names from the movement-based (actional) dances of the era, they carry qualities of a highly original masterpiece that require an outstanding technical level, thanks to Bach's extraordinary compositional style. For today's violinists to understand the tradition of performance that has been transmitted from past to present, and the world of sound that Bach brought to life in his own mind, -or at least intending to do so-, undoubtedly goes through putting forth the characteristics related to these works. This study examines the dance form in Baroque music based on the composer's BWV 1002 Partita in B minor and explains the characteristics of the form that the composer has put out, within the appropriate scope of his era. In this way, a guide for commentators as well as a unique resource will be brought into the Turkish literature.