English Suites
E927551
The English Suites are a set of six keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for their elaborate preludes and fusion of French dance forms with a more English-influenced style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English Suites canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard suite
ⓘ
music composition ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Köthen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | BWV 806–811 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 NERFINISHED ⓘ English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 NERFINISHED ⓘ English Suite No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 NERFINISHED ⓘ English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 NERFINISHED ⓘ English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPreludeInEachSuite | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major contribution to Baroque keyboard repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English keyboard style
ⓘ
French keyboard music ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
harpsichord
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
domestic music-making
ⓘ
keyboard performance practice study ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementType | suite ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elaborate preludes
ⓘ
fusion of French dance forms with English-influenced style ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 6 ⓘ |
| period | early 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
French Suites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Partitas for keyboard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
English-influenced keyboard style
ⓘ
French dance suite ⓘ |
| tonality |
A major
ⓘ
A minor ⓘ D minor ⓘ E minor ⓘ F major ⓘ G minor ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 20–25 minutes per suite ⓘ |
| usesForm |
allemande
ⓘ
bourrée ⓘ courante ⓘ gavotte ⓘ gigue ⓘ menuet ⓘ sarabande ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.