Composition: English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | English Suite No. 1 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 806 |
| Instrumentation | harpsichord keyboard |
| Number of movements | 9 |
| Keys | A major |
| Composed | 1715 |
| First published | 1805 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prelude | — | — | — |
| Allemande | — | — | — |
| Courante I | — | — | — |
| Courante II | — | — | — |
| Double I | — | — | — |
| Double II | — | — | — |
| Sarabande | — | — | — |
| Bourée I and II | — | — | — |
| Gigue | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon and 2 horns | John Clarke |
| view | Selections | 4 viols | Hitoshi Watanabe |
| view | Allemande (No.2) | — | Hitoshi Watanabe |
| view | Allemande (No.2) | 3 pianos | Giovanni Pietro Orefice |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1971 | Front Matter · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon and 2 horns |
— | — | Complete Score · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 viols |
— | — | 1. Prelude - Complete score · view Treble Viol 1 · view Treble Viol 2 · view Tenor Viol · view Bass Viol · view Engraving files (MusicXML) · view |
| view | Allemande (No.2) | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score · view Treble Viol 1 · view Treble Viol 2 · view Tenor Viol · view Bass Viol · view Engraving files (MusicXML) · view |
| view | Allemande (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 pianos |
Giovanni Pietro Orefice | 2022 | Canons starts for each piece of BWV806, 3 to 7 pianos scores · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Martha Goldstein (harpsichord) | — | 1. Prelude · file 2. Allemande · file 3. Courante I · file 4. Courante II · file 5. Double I · file 6. Double II · file 7. Sarabande · file 8. Bourée I and II · file 9. Gigue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For 4 Viols (Watanabe) | 1. Prelude · file 2. Allemande · file |
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