French Suites
E928441
The French Suites are a set of six keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, noted for their elegant dance movements and lyrical, intimate character.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bach French Suites | 1 |
| French Suites canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque music composition
ⓘ
keyboard suite collection ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEnd | circa 1725 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | circa 1722 ⓘ |
| catalogueNumberRange | BWV 812–817 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo keyboard ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| keyOfWork1 | D minor ⓘ |
| keyOfWork2 | C minor ⓘ |
| keyOfWork3 | B minor ⓘ |
| keyOfWork4 | E-flat major ⓘ |
| keyOfWork5 | G major ⓘ |
| keyOfWork6 | E major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movementType |
Allemande
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Courante ⓘ Gigue ⓘ Sarabande ⓘ optional dances (galanteries) ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
clarity of melodic line
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expressive ornamentation ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 6 ⓘ |
| optionalDanceType |
Air
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Anglaise ⓘ Bourrée ⓘ Gavotte ⓘ Loure ⓘ Menuet ⓘ Minuet ⓘ Polonaise ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Suites pour le Clavecin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocationOfComposition | Cöthen GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkSet |
English Suites
NERFINISHED
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Partitas for keyboard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
elegant dance movements
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intimate character ⓘ less contrapuntal than the English Suites ⓘ lighter texture than the Partitas ⓘ lyrical character ⓘ |
| titleGivenBy | later editors ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 2 hours for complete set ⓘ |
| work1 | French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| work2 | French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| work3 | French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| work4 | French Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| work5 | French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| work6 | French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.