BWV 1066–1069
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BWV 1066–1069 are four orchestral suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, celebrated Baroque works known for their dance movements and rich instrumental writing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral suites
ⓘ
set of musical compositions ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Köthen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | BWV 1066–1069 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerStylePeriod | late Baroque ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 NERFINISHED ⓘ Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 NERFINISHED ⓘ Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedAs | concert works ⓘ |
| frequentlyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bourrées
ⓘ
gavottes ⓘ gigues ⓘ minuets ⓘ overture movements ⓘ sarabandes ⓘ |
| inCatalogue | Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later orchestral suite tradition ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementType | dance movements ⓘ |
| musicologicalSignificance | important examples of Bach’s orchestral writing ⓘ |
| notableFeature | rich instrumental writing ⓘ |
| notableIn | orchestral repertoire ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| primaryKeySignatures |
B minor
ⓘ
C major ⓘ D major ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Brandenburg Concertos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | orchestra ⓘ |
| style | French suite style ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
basso continuo
ⓘ
strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
church
ⓘ
concert hall ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.