巴赫的夏康舞曲（ciaccona）在獨奏曲裡極負盛名，其內容充滿情感的刻畫與巴赫的人生觀，亦是無伴奏曲中最長、規模龐大的樂曲。研究之樂曲分析結構將依轉調分為三大段落，筆者認為平行小調與大調的轉調內涵可能包含對於亡妻的哀悼與接受事實的陰陽面，因此以開頭d小調—中段D大調—結尾d小調的結構剖析。
演奏上為了更符合巴洛克音樂的特質，筆者選以義式巴洛克弓實際演練。義式巴洛克弓長度較現代弓短、重量也因材質關係相對輕盈，弓桿與弓毛張力也不同，其中最為明顯的差別是現代弓與義式巴洛克弓的弓桿弧度製作方法，因為結構的差異，從力度、運弓、速度到弓法的處理，皆屬於影響的範圍。
本研究首先概述巴洛克時期之音樂美學特色，藉由探討器樂歷史的發展了解器樂、樂曲與演奏之間的關係，之後進入樂曲分析與詮釋，以巴洛弓的使用分配、弓與弦的接觸點以及發音與力度為探討方向，並敘述演奏各種音符時值與和弦的演奏法與音樂性色彩之情感表現，最後以研究之感想與結論總結，期望藉此機會能夠拓展對音樂的理解度與豐富性，並實現多樣性的詮釋以提高演奏的完整度。
The Ciaccona by J.S. Bach is one of the most famous pieces for solo violin filled with passionate emotion as well as Bach’s unique outlook on life. This piece is both the longest and the largest in scope in the unaccompanied violin repertoire. In analyzing the structure of the piece, the author has divided the composition into three major sections according to the key changes occurring, based on thesis that the essence of the parallel key transfers between minor and major may indicate dark and light, perhaps symbolizing the mourning and acceptance of his late wife’s death. The author analyzes its structure by following these three sections: the opening D minor, the D major middle section, and the D minor conclusion.
The author used an Italian-style Baroque bow to practice the music in order to stay closer to the features of Baroque music in performance. The Italian-style Baroque bow is shorter than the modern violin bow, and is relatively lighter due to its materials, while it also features a differently shaped stick and hair tension. The greatest difference between the two lies in the way the curve in the stick is made in modern bows, and such structural differences influence every aspect of the resulting musical performance, ranging from the pressure applied to the string, type of bowing, as well as bowing speed and control.
This thesis will explore how instrumental performance influences the ways of expression in musical aesthetics in terms of the abovementioned features, by analyzing wrist and bow movement, as well as the connection between the bow pressure and sound articulation, with their related techniques and interpretations of phrasing.
