Orchestral suites (Bach)

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The Orchestral Suites by Johann Sebastian Bach are a set of Baroque orchestral works, each built around a sequence of stylized dances framed by an opening overture and now among his most frequently performed instrumental compositions.

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
set of musical compositions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bach orchestral suites ⓘ
Ouvertures (Bach) ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
catalogCode BWV 1066–1069 ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
danceTypeUsed allemande ⓘ
badinerie ⓘ
bourrée ⓘ
courante ⓘ
gavotte ⓘ
gigue ⓘ
minuet ⓘ
sarabande ⓘ
form orchestral suite ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
hasPart Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 ⓘ
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 ⓘ
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 ⓘ
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 ⓘ
historicalContext written for courtly and civic occasions ⓘ
influencedBy French dance suite tradition ⓘ
Lully-style French overture ⓘ
language none (instrumental music) ⓘ
movementType overture ⓘ
stylized dance ⓘ
notableMovement Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 ⓘ
notableWork Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 ⓘ
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 ⓘ
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 ⓘ
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 ⓘ
numberOfWorks 4 ⓘ
performancePractice often performed by chamber orchestras ⓘ
often performed on period instruments ⓘ
period Baroque era ⓘ
linked to: Baroque
placeOfComposition Leipzig ⓘ
significance among Bach’s most frequently performed instrumental works ⓘ
structureFeature opening overture followed by dances ⓘ
style French overture style ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation basso continuo ⓘ
brass ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ

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Cöthen court → notableWorkComposedThere → Orchestral suites (Bach) ⓘ
Orchestral suites (Bach) → notableWork → Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 ⓘ
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Orchestral suites (Bach) → alsoKnownAs → Bach orchestral suites ⓘ
linked to: Orchestral suites (Bach)
complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach → includesWork → Orchestral Suites ⓘ
linked to: Orchestral suites (Bach)
Courante → partOf → Baroque dance suite ⓘ
linked to: Orchestral suites (Bach)
Musica Antiqua Köln → notableRecording → J. S. Bach: Orchestral Suites ⓘ
linked to: Orchestral suites (Bach)
Concentus Musicus Wien → hasRecorded → Bach Orchestral Suites ⓘ
linked to: Orchestral suites (Bach)
Nobilissima Visione → hasCategory → Orchestral suites ⓘ
linked to: Orchestral suites (Bach)
Ouvertures (Bach) → alsoKnownAs → Bach orchestral suites ⓘ
linked to: Orchestral suites (Bach)
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 → partOf → Bach orchestral suites ⓘ
linked to: Orchestral suites (Bach)
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 → partOf → Bach orchestral suites ⓘ
linked to: Orchestral suites (Bach)
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 → partOf → Bach orchestral suites ⓘ
linked to: Orchestral suites (Bach)