Bach English Suites

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Bach English Suites is a celebrated collection of six keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for their intricate counterpoint, expressive depth, and importance in the Baroque keyboard repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque music work ⓘ
keyboard suite collection ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
authorship universally accepted as authentic Bach ⓘ
catalogueNumber BWV 806–811 ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
containsWork English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 ⓘ
linked to: Bach English Suites

English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 ⓘ
English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 ⓘ
English Suite No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 ⓘ
English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 ⓘ
English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 ⓘ
dedicationStatus no known dedication ⓘ
genre keyboard suite ⓘ
historicalImportance major work of Baroque keyboard repertoire ⓘ
influence frequently recorded by leading harpsichordists ⓘ
frequently recorded by leading pianists ⓘ
standard repertoire for keyboard pedagogy ⓘ
instrumentation harpsichord ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ
keyOfFifthSuite E minor ⓘ
keyOfFirstSuite A major ⓘ
keyOfFourthSuite F major ⓘ
keyOfSecondSuite A minor ⓘ
keyOfSixthSuite D minor ⓘ
keyOfThirdSuite G minor ⓘ
likelyCompositionLocation Weimar ⓘ
movementType allemande ⓘ
courante ⓘ
galanteries ⓘ
gigue ⓘ
prelude ⓘ
sarabande ⓘ
notableFeature complex keyboard writing ⓘ
expressive depth ⓘ
intricate counterpoint ⓘ
notation staff notation ⓘ
numberOfWorks 6 ⓘ
performancePractice often performed on modern piano ⓘ
performed on harpsichord ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
publisherStatus published posthumously ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Bach French Suites ⓘ
linked to: French Suites

Bach Partitas for keyboard ⓘ
linked to: Bach Partitas
structureCharacteristic each suite begins with a prelude ⓘ
style dance suite ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
titleOrigin not clearly documented ⓘ
workLanguage instrumental (no text) ⓘ

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Murray Perahia → notableRecording → Bach English Suites ⓘ
Courante → appearsIn → Bach English Suites ⓘ
Bach English Suites → containsWork → English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 ⓘ
linked to: Bach English Suites