This is actually a twice-removed transcription. To create the brilliant overture to this cantata, JS Bach took the opening toccata from his E major partita for solo violin and wrote it out a whole step lower for organ solo, then added a very nice brand-new fleshed-out accompaniment using his standard D Major celebratory-affect-orchestra (strings, oboes/bassoon, trumpets, timpani).
My arrangement transfers that solo organ part to solo marimba (or xylophone) and the accompaniment to light concert band. It has a stunning ending. The solo part can also be played as a marimba/xylophone duet. (There is also a separate band version with the solo part in Clarinet 1 and 2 and Flute/Piccolo sections.)
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Bach, Sinfonia, Cantata 29 | Marimba (or xylophone) solo/band. | 3’30 | |
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