French Suite No.6 in E major, BWV 817 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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First Version

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Greymagic27 (2023/7/15)

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

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Performer Pages Bruce Murray (Piano)
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Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
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7 more: 2. Courante • 3. Sarabande • 4. Gavotte • 5. Polonaise • 6. Bourrée • 7. Gigue • 8. Menuet

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Sarabande (No.3)

For 4 Recorders (Tennent)

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Gavotte (No.4)

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Sheet Music

Scores

First Version

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Editor Ernst Naumann (1832-1910)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 45.2 (pp.120-27)
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Misc. Notes Corrected versions of the scores in Band 13.2
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Editor Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
Publisher. Info. Klassiker der Tonkunst, Bd.1
Wien: Universal Edition, 1912. Plate U.E. 3920.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 8 (pp.52-62)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1980. Plate BA 5053.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 8 (pp.52-62)
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Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.61
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Revised Version

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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 8 (pp.114-26)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1980. Plate BA 5053.
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Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 8 (pp.114-26)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1980. Plate BA 5166/DVfM 8074.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Violin and Cello (Bartoli)

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Selections (Nos.3-4)

For Organ (Best)

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Arranger William Thomas Best (1826-1897)
Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.4 (pp.1007-08)
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Sarabande (No.3)

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Gavotte (No.4)

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Polonaise (No.5)

For Viola and Piano (Klengel)

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Arranger Paul Klengel (1854-1935)
Publisher. Info. Klassische Stücke für Viola mit Klavierbegleitung
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Bourrée (No.6)

For Harp (Renié)

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Arranger Henriette Renié (1875-1956)
Publisher. Info. 10 Pièces transcrites pour harpe (No.10)
Paris: Louis Rouhier, 1914. Plate LR. 379.
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General Information

Work Title French Suite No.6 in E major
Alternative. Title
Name Translations French Suite No. 6; Suite française n° 6
Name Aliases French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817
Authorities WorldCat; LCCN: n96005649; BNF: 13909929h
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 817 ; BC L 24
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 175
Key E major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 or 9 movements:
  • First Version
1. Allemande
2. Courante
3. Sarabande
4. Gavotte
5. Polonaise
6. Bourrée
7. Gigue
8. Menuet
  • Revised Version
1. Prélude
2 (1). Allemande
3 (2). Courante
4 (3). Sarabande
5 (4). Gavotte
6 (5). Menuet polonais
7 (6). Bourrée
8 (7). Gigue
9 (8). Petit Menuet
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1722–25?
First Publication. 1802-03 in 6 French Suites (No.6)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Related Works Revised Version has complement in Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854 (No.1)
Manuscript Sources First Version, Revised Version
External Links Wikipedia article (6 French Suites)

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See Also
List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire
Keyboard Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
French Overture, BWV 831
Italian Concerto, BWV 971