Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066

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Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 is a Baroque orchestral work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its lively French-style dances and festive scoring with oboes and bassoon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition
orchestral suite
alsoKnownAs First Orchestral Suite in C major NERFINISHED
catalogNumber BWV 1066 NERFINISHED
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
countryOfOrigin Germany
genre orchestral music
suite
hasForm French overture with dances
hasOpeningMovementType French overture
hasSequence first of Bach’s four orchestral suites
historicalContext early 18th century
influencedBy French dance suite
intendedEnsemble Baroque orchestra NERFINISHED
key C major
language instrumental
movement Bourrée I NERFINISHED
Bourrée II NERFINISHED
Courante NERFINISHED
Forlane NERFINISHED
Gavotte I NERFINISHED
Gavotte II NERFINISHED
Menuet I NERFINISHED
Menuet II NERFINISHED
Ouverture
Passepied I
Passepied II NERFINISHED
notableFeature French-style dances
festive wind scoring
numberOfMovements 10
partOf Bach orchestral suites NERFINISHED
period Baroque era
scoring basso continuo
bassoon
oboes
strings
style Baroque
tonalCenter C major
typicalDuration approximately 20 minutes
usesDanceType bourrée
courante
forlane
gavotte
minuet
passepied
workByComposerNumber orchestral suite No. 1 NERFINISHED

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Orchestral suites (Bach) hasPart Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066