English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title English Suite No. 3
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
Opus BWV 808
Instrumentation keyboard
Number of movements 7
Keys G minor
Composed 1715
First published 1805
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Composition types Suites
Period Baroque
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Sections

Title
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Metronome Key Measures
Prélude — — —
Allemande — — —
Courante — — —
Sarabande — — —
Gavotte I — — —
Gavotte II ou Musette — — —
Gigue — — —

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete orchestra Thomas A. Schneider
View Complete 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon and 2 horns John Clarke
View Complete violin and cello Jin Nakamura
View Selections orchestra Joachim Raff
View Selections 2 flutes
2 harmonicas
Jean-François Marcoux
View Selections violin and piano August Wilhelmj
View Prélude (No.1) orchestra Ossan Quartet
View Sarabande (No.4) violin and piano Camille Saint-Saëns
View Sarabande (No.4) violin and piano August Wilhelmj
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) 3 recorders —
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) violin and piano August Wilhelmj
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) violin and guitar Jean-François Marcoux
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) cello and piano Charles Vogel
Henri Guérout
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) organ William Thomas Best
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) organ Pierre Gouin
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) piano —

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete — Universal Edition 1912 Complete Score
View Complete — G. Henle Verlag 1971 Front Matter
Complete Score
View Complete selections Ditson 1914 7. Gigue
View Complete Arrangement for orchestra
by Thomas A. Schneider
— — Complete Score
Oboe
Oboe d'amore
Bassoon
Trumpet 1, 2, 3, Timpani
Violin 1 solo and Violins I in ripieno
Violin 2 solo and Violins II in ripieno
Violas in ripieno
Cello solo and Cellos/Basses in ripieno
View Complete Arrangement for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon and 2 horns
by John Clarke
— — Complete Score
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet 1 (B)
Clarinet 2 (B)
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
Horn 1 (F)
Horn 2 (F)
View Complete Arrangement for violin and cello
by Jin Nakamura
Jin Nakamura 2021 Complete Score (Version A)
Complete Score (Version B)
View Complete Arrangement for orchestra
by Joachim Raff
; selections
Ries & Erler — Nos.1-6 - Complete Score
Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (B)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2 (F)
Trumpet 1, 2 (F)
Timpani
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Complete Arrangement for 2 flutes
2 harmonicas
by Jean-François Marcoux
; selections
— — 1. Prelude - Score and Parts
2. Allemande - Part 1, 2
3. Courante - Part 1, 2
4. Sarabande - Part 1, 2
6-7. Gavotte/Gigue - Part 1
6-7. Gavotte/Gigue - Part 2
View Complete Arrangement for violin and piano
by August Wilhelmj
; selections
Robert Lienau — Sarabande, Gavotte et Musette - Complete Score
Sarabande, Gavotte et Musette - Violin Part
View Prélude (No.1) Arrangement for orchestra
by Ossan Quartet
— — Complete Score and Parts
View Sarabande (No.4) Arrangement for violin and piano
by Camille Saint-Saëns
— — Complete Score
Violin Part
View Sarabande (No.4) Arrangement for violin and piano
by August Wilhelmj
Robert Lienau — Complete Score
Violin Part
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) Arrangement for 3 recorders Jürgen Knuth — 6. Gavotte II ou la Musette
Engraving files (MuseScore)
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) Arrangement for violin and piano
by August Wilhelmj
Robert Lienau — Complete Score
Violin Part
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) Arrangement for violin and guitar
by Jean-François Marcoux
— — Complete Score
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) Arrangement for cello and piano
by Charles Vogel
Henri Guérout

Litolff — Complete Score
Cello Part
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) Arrangement for organ
by William Thomas Best
Novello — Complete Score
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) Arrangement for organ
by Pierre Gouin
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises 2009 Complete Score
View Gavottes I & II (Nos.5 & 6) Arrangement for piano Boieldieu — Gavotte and Musette

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionPerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View — Gabriel Antonio Hernandez Romero, piano — Complete Performance
View — Martha Goldstein, harpsichord — 1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5-6. Gavottes I, II
7. Gigue
View — György Sebők, piano — Complete Recording
View — Wanda Landowska, harpsichord — 5. Gavotte I
6. Gavotte II
View MIDI — — Gavottes I & II (Musette) (Nos.5 & 6)
View MIDI — — Gavotte II ou la Musette (No.6)
View Synthesized Prélude (No.1) LadesNeffous, keyboard For 2 Flutes (Jean-François) Synthesized Performance
View Synthesized Gavotte Annabelle, violin
LadesNeffous, guitar
For Violin and Guitar (Jean-François) Synthesized Performance


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