Air on the G String
The second movement of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3, later arranged so the violin melody sits entirely on the G string — hence the nickname. It's a study in long, sustained, singing lines.
The opening, in notation
The first bars of Air on the G String, rendered from a public-domain score. As a public-domain work, you're free to play, arrange and share it — or transcribe your own recording below.
Playing Air on the G String
The melody is slow but demands bow control and even tone. As a mostly single, sustained line, it's an excellent test of how well a legato part transcribes to notation.
How to get Air on the G String sheet music
LoveMyScore transcribes audio into notation, so you can turn a recording — or your own performance — of Air on the G String into a playable score. Choose violin, cello, piano and you get sheet music plus MIDI and MusicXML you can edit in any notation app or DAW. As a public-domain work, you're free to arrange and share it.