Bach Partitas
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Bach Partitas are a celebrated set of six keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for their technical demands, expressive depth, and central place in the Baroque keyboard repertoire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bach Partitas for keyboard | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque keyboard music
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keyboard suite collection ⓘ |
| authoritativeEditionPublisher |
Bärenreiter
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Henle Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BWVNumberRange | BWV 825–830 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | standard concert repertoire ⓘ |
| collectiveTitle | Clavier-Übung I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | circa 1725–1730 ⓘ |
| containsDanceForms |
French Baroque dances
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German Baroque dances ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1731 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Balthasar Schmid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | keyboard suite ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first part of Bach’s Clavier-Übung series ⓘ |
| influenceOnRepertoire | core works for piano and harpsichord recitals ⓘ |
| intendedPerformerLevel | advanced keyboard players ⓘ |
| keyOfWork |
A minor (Partita No. 3)
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B-flat major (Partita No. 1) ⓘ C minor (Partita No. 2) ⓘ D major (Partita No. 4) NERFINISHED ⓘ E minor (Partita No. 6) NERFINISHED ⓘ G major (Partita No. 5) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementCountRange | typically 6–8 movements per partita ⓘ |
| notableMovementType |
Allemande
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Courante ⓘ Gigue ⓘ Overture ⓘ Prelude ⓘ Sarabande NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinfonia ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 6 ⓘ |
| originalInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| publicationForm | Clavier-Übung, Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
central Baroque keyboard repertoire
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expressively profound ⓘ highly virtuosic ⓘ |
| style | dance suite ⓘ |
| technicalDifficulty | high ⓘ |
| titleOfWork |
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
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Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 NERFINISHED ⓘ Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827 NERFINISHED ⓘ Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 NERFINISHED ⓘ Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829 NERFINISHED ⓘ Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceInstrumentToday |
harpsichord
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piano ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.