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French Suites, Bwv 812-817

The French Suites, BWV 812-817, refer to six suites written by Johann Sebastian Bach for the clavier (harpsichord or clavichord). They were later given the name 'French' (first recorded usage by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg in 1762) as a contrast to the English Suites (whose title is likewise a later appellation). The name was popularised by Bach's biographer Johann Nikolaus Forkel, who, in 1802, claimed they were written in the French style. This claim, however, is inaccurate: like Bach's other suites, they follow a largely Italian convention.[1] Two additional suites, one in A minor (BWV 818), the other in E-flat Major (BWV 819), are linked to the familiar six in some manuscripts.

The Overture in the French style, BWV 831, which Bach published as the second part of Clavier-Ãœbung, is a suite in the French style but not connected to the French suites.[2]

The French suites

1st suite in D minor, BWV 812

  1. Allemande
  2. Courante
  3. Sarabande
  4. Menuet I/II
  5. Gigue

2nd suite in C minor, BWV 813

  1. Allemande
  2. Courante
  3. Sarabande
  4. Air
  5. Menuet
  6. Menuet - Trio (in BWV 813a)
  7. Gigue

3rd suite in B minor, BWV 814

  1. Allemande
  2. Courante
  3. Sarabande
  4. Menuet
  5. Trio
  6. Anglaise
  7. Gigue

4th suite in E-flat major, BWV 815

  1. Praeludium (in BWV 815a)
  2. Allemande
  3. Courante
  4. Sarabande
  5. Gavotte
  6. Air
  7. Gavotte I, Gavotte II (in BWV 815a)
  8. Menuet (in BWV 815a)

5th suite in G major, BWV 816

  1. Allemande
  2. Courante
  3. Sarabande
  4. Gavotte
  5. Bourrée
  6. Loure
  7. Gigue

6th suite in E major, BWV 817

  1. Allemande
  2. Courante
  3. Sarabande
  4. Gavotte
  5. Polonaise
  6. Bourrée
  7. Menuet
  8. Gigue

See also

Notes and references

1. ^ Christophe Rousset, notes to the recording of the French Suites, Ambroisie AMB9942
2. ^ Although see the discussion of French influences in Hans-Joachim Schulze, The French Influence in Bach's Instrumental Music, Early Music, 13:2, 1985 (J. S. Bach Tercentenary Issue, 180-184.

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Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (Bach Works Catalogue) is the numbering system identifying compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. The prefix BWV, followed by the work's number now is the shorthand identification for Bach's compositions.
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In music, a suite is an organized set of instrumental or orchestral pieces normally performed at a single sitting, as a separate musical performance, not accompanying an opera, ballet, or theater-piece.
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Johann Sebastian Bach (pronounced [ˈjoːhan zəˈbastjan bax]) (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.
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keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano, which is used in nearly all forms of western music. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical,
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A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when each key is depressed.

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clavichord is a European stringed keyboard instrument known from the late Medieval, through the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras. Historically, it was widely used as a practice instrument and as an aid to composition.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg (21 November 1718 - 22 May 1795) was a German music critic, music-theorist and composer. He was friendly and active with many figures of the Enlightenment of the 18th Century.

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Little is known of Marpurg's early life.
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The English Suites, BWV 806–811, refer to a set of six suites written by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach for harpsichord and generally thought to be the earliest of Bach's 18 suites for keyboard, the others being the 6 French Suites, BWV 812-817 and the 6
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Johann Nikolaus Forkel (February 22, 1749 – March 20, 1818), was a German musician, musicologist and music theorist.

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He was born at Meeder in Coburg.
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For the musical form, see French overture


The Overture in the French style, BWV 831, original title Overture nach Französicher Art , also known as the French Overture
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only lists those compositions by Bach which were printed during his lifetime. Since some of these editions have been scattered over the BWV catalogue, this list is only intended to provide information regarding how Bach went about the publication of his own works.
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allemande (also spelled allemanda, almain, or alman) (from the French word for "German") is one of the most popular instrumental dance forms in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite.
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The courante, corrente, coranto and corant are just some of the names given to a family of triple metre dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era.
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In music, the sarabande (It., sarabanda) is a slow dance in triple metre with the distinctive feature that beats 2 and 3 of the measure are often tied, giving a distinctive rhythm of quarter and half notes in alternation.
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minuet, sometimes spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two persons, usually in 3/4 time. The word was adapted, under the influence of the Italian minuetto, from the French menuet, meaning small, pretty, delicate, a diminutive of
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The gigue or giga is a lively baroque dance, usually in a compound metre such as 6/8, 6/4, 9/8 or 12/16. It is rare for one to be written in a simple metre such as 3/8, but some do exist, as do even some written in 4/4. They often have a contrapuntal texture.
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Air (French for "aria"; also ayr, ayre), a variant of the musical song form, is the name of various song-like vocal or instrumental compositions.

Popular examples include the Air from the 3rd Orchestral Suite, BWV 1068 (Air on the G String
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A prelude is a short piece of music, usually in no particular internal form, which may serve as an introduction to succeeding movements of a work that are usually longer and more complex.
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gavotte (also gavot or gavote) originated as a French folk dance, taking its name from the Gavot people of the Pays de Gap region of Dauphiné, where the dance originated. It is notated in 4/4 or 2/2 time and is of moderate tempo.
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bourrée is a dance of French origin common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century. It is danced in quick double time, somewhat resembling the gavotte. The main difference between the two is the anacrusis, or upbeat; a bourrée starts on the last crochet of a bar,
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The loure, also known as the gigue lente or slow gigue, is a French Baroque dance, probably invented in Normandy and named after the sound of the instrument of the same name (a type of musette).
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polonaise (Polish: polonez, chodzony; Italian: polacca) is a rather slow dance of Polish origin, in 3/4 time. Its name is French for "Polish." The notation alla polacca
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The keyboard works of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, originally written for organ, clavichord, and harpsichord, are among the most important and well-known of his compositions.
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The Partitas, BWV 825–830, are a set of six harpsichord suites written by Johann Sebastian Bach, published from 1726 to 1730 as Clavier-übung I, and the first of his works to be published.
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The English Suites, BWV 806–811, refer to a set of six suites written by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach for harpsichord and generally thought to be the earliest of Bach's 18 suites for keyboard, the others being the 6 French Suites, BWV 812-817 and the 6
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only lists those compositions by Bach which were printed during his lifetime. Since some of these editions have been scattered over the BWV catalogue, this list is only intended to provide information regarding how Bach went about the publication of his own works.
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Christophe Rousset (born 1961) is a French harpsichordist and conductor, specializing in the performance of baroque music on period instruments.

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Born in Avignon, Rousset grew up in Aix-en-Provence and developed an interest in the harpsichord during his early
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