section_path: Compositions/Orchestral and chamber music
section_name: Orchestral and chamber music
paragraph_text: Orchestral and chamber music
  
  Bach wrote for single instruments, duets, and small ensembles. Many of his solo works, such as the six sonatas and partitas for violin (BWV 1001–1006) and the six cello suites (BWV 1007–1012), are widely considered to be among the most profound in the repertoire. He wrote sonatas for a solo instrument such as the viola de gamba accompanied by harpsichord or continuo, as well as trio sonatas (two instruments and continuo).
  
  The Musical Offering and The Art of Fugue are late contrapuntal works containing pieces for unspecified or combinations of instruments.