Bach: French Suites / piano
| Publisher | SCHIRMER, Inc. |
| Genre: | classical & sacret |
| Arrangement: | piano |
| Cast: | solo |
| Difficulty: |
Intermediate
Advanced |
| Format: | book |
| Series: | Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics |
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Parameters
| Product code: | 50252090 |
| Composer: | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
| No. of songs: | 6 |
| Pages: | 56 |
| Language: | English |
| Size: | 23 x 30 cm |
| EAN: | 073999520903 |
| ISBN: | 9780634069994 |
| Weight: | 212 g |
Songlist (6)
- French Suite No. 1, Bwv 812
- French Suite No. 2, Bwv 813
- French Suite No. 3, Bwv 814
- French Suite No. 4, Bwv 815
- French Suite No. 5, Bwv 816
- French Suite No. 6, Bwv 817
Product description
The French Suites (BWV 812-817) are six suites that Johann Sebastian Bach wrote for harpsichord or clavichord between 1722 and 1725. The pieces were originally called "Suites Pour Le Clavecin" (Suites for harpsichord) and probably due to this French title they were later called "French Suites".
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is considered one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. He was a master of polyphony and brought to perfection the musical form of the fugue. He composed 1126 musical compositions of various forms (they are referred to by the abbreviation BWV and serial number). In his time, Bach became famous mainly as a keyboard player, but as a composer he was less known. His music was perceived as conservative, and after his death it fell into oblivion for almost fifty years.
