Eddie Jennings

Last Update: 10-07-2006

Ricercare from Musical Offering (BWV 1079) by J. S. Bach

Arranged for Saxophone Trio

The following pages contain the parts for a transcription for saxophone trio (SAB or SAT).
Comments regarding the transcription:

The original key is preserved.

Dynamic suggestions are made, ultimate decisions are left to the performers (the Bach-
Gesellschaft edition this transcription was based on contained no dynamic markings).
Tempo markings are merely a suggestion.
Theres an optional tenor part substitute for the baritone to allow an SAT performance.
Several octave shifts were required in the tenor part.

Ive provided this transcription free of charge. If you perform this piece, Id appreciate hearing
about it and if possible, Id like to receive a copy of the program and a recording. I can be
contacted at eddie@eddiejennings.com.

If you find any issues in the transcription, please let me know so I can publish corrections.
Bb Soprano Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) J. S. Bach
Saxophone arr. Eddie Jennings
arranged for Saxophone Trio

Moderato {h = c 72}
# n # n
&b C
# b
1 p

.
2 3 4 5 6

. # . n . n N

A

b # n
&
7 8 9 10 F 11 12

n N N n
# # #
& b
13 14 15 16 17

.
. # . .
B

# # n
n #
&b
18 P 19 20 21 22 23
F

b
n #
& b N
J
24 25 26 27 28 29

b b b
& b N n b
30 31 32 33 34 35

b
C

& b n b
#

3 3
36 37 38 39 3 3 40

b 3 j N N
b b b b n # J # n
J J
3

& J J J J
3 3
41 42 43 44 45

# # n n n b # . n
D

b N J
&
f3
3 3
46 3 47 48 49 50

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Bb Soprano Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 2 of 4
Saxophone

# n w # # n
&b # #
51 52 53 54
F 55

A
E

N # #
& b n
56 57 58 59 f 60

n #
&b n N n n # w
61 62 63 64 65 66

#
&b . # j j
. # b N
67 F 68 69 70 71 72 f

b # n n b b # N
#
&b
73 74 75 76 77 78

# N # n n b n N n b
&b
79 80 F 81 82 83

b b
G

&b
3 3 3 3
84 85 86 87 88

b b b
b b b b j
&b J J
3 3 3
89 90 3 91 92 93

n #
H

& b n b J J
94 95
f 96 97 98
Bb Soprano Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 3 of 4
Saxophone

# # N # # n N
n n.
&b
99 100 101 102 103

n n N
n n # n # n n
&b # n
104 105 106 107 108

N
I

b b N J #
& # J J J
109 F 110 111 112 113

N b b b J N b
&b b b b j b n b n
J
114 115 116 117
P
118

& b b N b n n n b n # n
119 120 121 122 123

b
& b # n n b #
3 3 3

F 3
3 3
124 125 126 127 128

b b b b b b
& b
129 130 131 132 133 134

b b
&b # #
135 136 137
P 138 139 140

# n # n b
&b #
141
f 142 143 144 145 146
Bb Soprano Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 4 of 4
Saxophone

b # # n N
b # n
&
147 148 149 150 151

n n # n # # n
n
L

&b
152 153 154 155 156

# N # # # . #
&b # w
157 158 159 160 161 F 162

A N
&b


163 164 165 166 167

n # n
& b n b . j #
168 169 170 171 172

& b # n n # N #

173 174 175 176
f 177

b
A N # N
& b # n b # n # n
178 179 180 181 182

& b N J J # J #
183 184 185
rit.
Eb Alto Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) J. S. Bach
Saxophone arr. Eddie Jennings
arranged for Saxophone Trio

9
Moderato {h = c 72}
# n # n # n
#
A

&C
1 p 10 F 11 12 13 14 15

# N N
& # #
16 17 18 P 19 20 21

& . . . N N
J . # #
22 23
F 24 25 26 27

N b

& #
28 29 30 31 32 33

b b
3

& # # N
3 3 3

34 35 36 37 38

& b b b J b
3 3
J J
39 40 3 3 41 42 43

#
D

j # n # # # #
& J J J J J
44 45 46
f 47 48

# # # # N # # N
#
& #
49 50 51 52 53

& #
N

54
F 55 56 57 58 59 f
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Eb Alto Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 2 of 4
Saxophone

# n # n b
& # # #
60 61 62 63 64 65 66

& N b
67 F 68 69 70 71

b
F

& # N b b
#
72 f 73 74 75 76 77

w # N N . #
& # J
78 79 80 F 81 82 83

. j b N N
G

N # #
& #
3 3 3 3
84 85 86 87 88

b b b b # N

& J J J b
J J
3 3 3 3
89 90 91 92 93

# #
H

& J # J

f
3 3
94 95 3 96 97 98
3

b # . n # # # N #
n w
& J
99 100 101 102 103

N # n # #
# # n # # . J
& # # n . # j . J J
104 105 106 107 108
Eb Alto Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 3 of 4
Saxophone

b
I
# n b J
& J
109 F 110 111 112 113

# n b b j
& J N J # n # n N
J
114 115 116 117
P
118

& j b n # # # # # # n # n # #
J J
119 120 121 122 123

J b
J
#
& # # n J
# J
124 125 126 127 128
F 129

b b
& J b b
J N b b
#
130 131 132 133 134 135

# n # N
& # N b
J #
136 137
P 138 139 140

# N # # # # n #
K

j
&
141
f 142 143 144 145

#
# N
#
# n
&
146 147 148 149 150

# n
L
# n # # # #
&
151 152 153 154 155 156
Eb Alto Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 4 of 4
Saxophone

# n # n # b
# # #
&
157 158 159 160 161 F 162

& # # # # #
#
163 164 165 166 167 168

& # # # # n # #
# N
169 170 171 172 173

N N # # n #
& # # w #
174 175 176
f 177 178

& # n N # # n # n # . # j . # j . J #
J
179 180 181 182 183

& J J J #
184 185
rit.
Eb Baritone Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) J. S. Bach
Saxophone arr. Eddie Jennings
arranged for Saxophone Trio

9 13
Moderato {h = c 72}

A B

# n # n
&C #
1 p 10 F 23
F 24 25 26 27

& b # # b n
28 29 30 31 32 33

& b b n n # N b # n n # n # #
34 35 36 37 38 39

& # b # N #
N # # #
40 41 42 43 44 45 46
f

& # n # n # n #
# # #
47 48 49 50 51 52 53

# N
E

# #
& # #
59 f
54
F 55 56 57 58

& N # # # # n #
#
60 61 62 63 64

N #
& N #
N b N

65 66 67 F 68 69 70

b
F

N N
& # #
71 72 f 73 74 75 76

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Eb Baritone Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 2 of 3
Saxophone

w # # n # # #
&
77 78 79 80 F 81
# # #
G

# N #
#
&
82 83 84 85 86 87

# b # N #
& N #
88 89 90 91 92 93 94

# n
& # # n b # #
95
f 96 97 98 99 100 101

# n # n
& # # # w w # n
102 103 104 105 106 107

#
I

& # # n
#
# N

108 109 F 110 111 112

& # # b n


b

113 114 115 116 117 118
P
# n # n # n # n # #
& b
119 120 121 122 123 124

N b
& b n # b
3

125 126 127
F
128 129
Eb Baritone Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 3 of 3
Saxophone

& b
b b
b n b b n n # N b # n n
130 131 132 133 134

N .
& b . b . b
b
K
135 136 137
P 138 139 140

# #
&
# N
141
f 142 143 144 145

N #
& # n #
146 147 148 149 150 151

# #
L

& # # # n N # # # a
152 153 154 155 156

# # n # # N # # N
#
&
157 158 159 160 161 F
N
& # N #
162 163 164 165 166 167 168

N # n b # #
& # # n
w
169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176
f 177

& N
w w # n # n #
178 179 181 182 183 184

180 rit. 185
Bb Tenor Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) J. S. Bach
Saxophone arr. Eddie Jennings
(subst for Baritone)
arranged for Saxophone Trio
Moderato {h = c 72}
9 13 # n # n

A B

&b C #
1 10 23
F 24 25 26 27

&b
b # n
b n
28 29 30 31 32 33

# N b n
&b b b n n # n n b #
34 35 36 37 38

# b
&b n
N n # n #
39 40 41 42 43 44

b N # n # n n b
& # #
45 46
f 47 48 49 50 51

& b # # n # # n

N #
n
52 53 54
F 55 56 57

N
n # n
&b

58 59 f 60 61 62

b # n n # A #
& # N
63 64 65 66 67 F
F

N N #
&b b b
68 69 70 71 72 f 73

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Bb Tenor Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 2 of 4
Saxophone
(subst for Baritone)

&b N N #
w # # n

74 75 76 77 78 79

# n
& b n # n n A
80 F 81 82 83 84

& b n # n
# N
85 86 87 88 89 90 91

& b b A # #
n #
92 93 94 95
f 96 97

# n
&b
# n b # n # # n
98 99 100 101 102 103

# n # n #
I

w w # n # n n
&b #
104 105 106 107 108 109 F

N # # b n
&b #
110 111 112 113 114

b
b b # n
&
115 116 117 118
P 119 120

# n # n # n
n b b n #
&b
121 122 123 124 125
Bb Tenor Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 3 of 4
Saxophone
(subst for Baritone)
J
Nb b b
& b
b n
F
3 3
126 127 128 129 130 131

b b b n n Ab n b . b
&b b n
# n b
132 133 134 135 136 137
P
N .
K

&b
. b
138 139 140 141
f 142 143

n #
& b n N n b #
144 145 146 147

& b A n n # # n n

148 149 150 151 152 153

&b n N
# n # a # n n # #

154 155 156 157 158

& b N n # N # A

159 160 161 F 162 163 164

A
M

#
&b # N
165 166 167 168 169 170

# n # n b
& b # # n
171 172 173 174 175 176
f
Bb Tenor Ricercare from "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) 4 of 4
Saxophone
(subst for Baritone)

w N
&b w w # n
177 178 179 180 181 182

#
& b # n

183 184 rit. 185