Composition: French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | French Suite No. 1 in D minor |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 812 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | D minor |
| Composed | 1722 |
| First published | 1802 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allemande | — | — | — |
| Courante | — | — | — |
| Sarabande | — | — | — |
| Menuet I | — | — | — |
| Menuet II | — | — | — |
| Gigue | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 3 guitars | Anton Höger |
| view | Sarabande (No.3) | 3 horns | Carol Olson |
| view | Sarabande (No.3) | organ | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Sarabande (No.3) | guitar | Bert Alink |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Version A: Later version (after Altnikol's copy) · view Version B: Earlier version · view |
| view | Complete | — | Adrien Chotard | 2022 | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view Guitar 1 · view Guitar 2 · view Guitar 3 · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.3) | Arrangement for 3 horns |
Carol Olson | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.3) | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.3) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Marco Alejandro Gil Esteva (piano) | — | 1. Allemande · file 2. Courante · file 3. Sarabande · file 4. Minuet I · file 5. Minuet II · file 6. Gigue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Sarabande (No.3) | For Organ (Gouin) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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