Composition: French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | French Suite No. 6 in E major |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 817 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | E major |
| Composed | 1722 |
| First published | 1802 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Allemande | — | — | — |
| 2. Courante | — | — | — |
| 3. Sarabande | — | — | — |
| 4. Gavotte | — | — | — |
| 5. Polonaise (Menuet polonais) | — | — | — |
| 6. Bourrée | — | — | — |
| 7. Gigue | — | — | — |
| 8. Menuet (Petit Menuet) | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Selections (Nos.3-4) | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Sarabande (No.3) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Gavotte (No.4) | 3 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Polonaise (No.5) | viola and piano | Paul Klengel |
| view | Bourrée (No.6) | harp | Henriette Renié |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Version A: Later version (after Altnikol's copy) Version B: Earlier version |
| view | Complete | — | Jürgen Knuth | — | 1. Allemande 2. Courante 3. Sarabande 4. Gavotte 5. Polonaise 6. Bourrée 7. Menuet 8. Gigue Engraving files (Capella) |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 5. Polonaise |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and cello |
— | — | Complete Score Violin Part Cello Part |
| view | Selections (Nos.3-4) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score |
| view | Sarabande (No.3) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score |
| view | Gavotte (No.4) | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score |
| view | Polonaise (No.5) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score Viola Part |
| view | Bourrée (No.6) | Arrangement for harp |
Louis Rouhier | 1914 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | — | Bruce Murray (piano) | — | 1. Allemande 2. Courante 3. Sarabande 4. Gavotte 5. Polonaise 6. Bourrée 7. Menuet 8. Gigue |
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| view | Synthesized | — | — | 1. Allemande 2. Courante 3. Sarabande 4. Gavotte 5. Polonaise 6. Bourrée 7. Menuet 8. Gigue |
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| view | Synthesized | Sarabande (No.3) | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| view | Synthesized | Gavotte (No.4) | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized performance |
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