English Suites

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The English Suites are a set of six keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for their elaborate preludes and fusion of French dance forms with a more English-influenced style.

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English Suites canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf keyboard suite ⓘ
music composition ⓘ
associatedPlace Köthen ⓘ
Weimar ⓘ
catalogCode BWV 806–811 ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
composerNationality German ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
hasPart English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
hasPreludeInEachSuite true ⓘ
historicalSignificance major contribution to Baroque keyboard repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy English keyboard style ⓘ
French keyboard music ⓘ
instrumentation harpsichord ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ
intendedUse domestic music-making ⓘ
keyboard performance practice study ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
movementType suite ⓘ
notableFeature elaborate preludes ⓘ
fusion of French dance forms with English-influenced style ⓘ
numberOfWorks 6 ⓘ
period early 18th century ⓘ
relatedWork French Suites ⓘ
Partitas for keyboard ⓘ
style English-influenced keyboard style ⓘ
French dance suite ⓘ
tonality A major ⓘ
A minor ⓘ
D minor ⓘ
E minor ⓘ
F major ⓘ
G minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 20–25 minutes per suite ⓘ
usesForm allemande ⓘ
bourrée ⓘ
courante ⓘ
gavotte ⓘ
gigue ⓘ
menuet ⓘ
sarabande ⓘ

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