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
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orchestral suite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First Orchestral Suite in C major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 1066 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
orchestral music
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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
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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
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festive wind scoring ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 10 ⓘ |
| partOf | Bach orchestral suites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque era ⓘ |
| scoring |
basso continuo
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bassoon ⓘ oboes ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| style | Baroque ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | C major ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 20 minutes ⓘ |
| usesDanceType |
bourrée
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courante ⓘ forlane ⓘ gavotte ⓘ minuet ⓘ passepied ⓘ |
| workByComposerNumber | orchestral suite No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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