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.

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Bach French Suites 1
French Suites canonical 1

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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
Courante
Gigue
Sarabande
optional dances (galanteries)
musicalPeriod Baroque NERFINISHED
notedFor clarity of melodic line
expressive ornamentation
numberOfWorks 6
optionalDanceType Air
Anglaise
Bourrée
Gavotte
Loure
Menuet
Minuet
Polonaise
originalTitle Suites pour le Clavecin NERFINISHED
primaryLocationOfComposition Cöthen GENERATED
relatedWorkSet English Suites NERFINISHED
Partitas for keyboard NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic elegant dance movements
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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Courante appearsIn French Suites
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