6 English Suites, BWV 806-811 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	6 suites
Composition Year	1715-20
Genre Categories	Suites; For keyboard; Scores featuring keyboard soloists; For 1 player

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Complete Score
*#494936 - 29.29MB, 68 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 654×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2017/9/30)

Copyist	Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774)* Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721–1783) Anonymous scribe
Publisher. Info.	Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1740-59).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	*The attribution to Agricola is not confirmed. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B), Amalien-Bibliothek: Am.B 489
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Complete Score (colour)
*#307318 - 28.32MB, 61 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5496×⇩ - Irishmaestro

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Irishmaestro (2013/12/18)

Complete Score (monochrome)
*#307319 - 3.76MB, 62 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4768×⇩ - Irishmaestro

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Irishmaestro (2013/12/18)

Copyist	Johann Christian Bach (1743-1814), known as 'Hallescher Clavier-Bach'
Publisher. Info.	Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1760-89).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	The Leipzig University Library, Biblioteca Albertina (D-LEu): N.I. 10338, Faszikel 1 From a larger collection of 19 keyboard works. Likely based on Am.B 489
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Complete score (Preview)
*#63610 - 11.85MB, 83 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 19908×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/5/7)

Editor	Carl Czerny (1791-1857) Friedrich Conrad Griepenkerl (1782-1849)
Publisher. Info.	Compositions pour le Pianoforte, Liv.8 Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1843]. Plate 2783.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Originally scanned at 300dpi grayscale, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
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Complete score
*#06546 - 4.38MB, 86 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17002×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2007/5/28)

Editor	Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
Publisher. Info.	Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 13.2 (pp.1-86) Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1865. Plate B.W. XIII(2).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	See below for corrected edition
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Complete Score
*#504981 - 4.22MB, 86 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 562×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/11/15)

Editor	Ernst Naumann (1832-1910)
Publisher. Info.	Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 45.1 (pp.1-86) Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1895. Plate B.W. XLV(1).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Corrected version of the edition in Band 13.2
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Complete Score
*#61794 - 6.11MB, 110 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10572×⇩ - Worov

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Worov (2010/4/15)

Editor	Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 8036
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Second Part of the Allemande in Suite No. 3 (BWV 808) is missing
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Complete Score
*#406591 - 8.64MB, 150 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/V - 2610×⇩ - Jacopo Tore

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Jacopo Tore (2016/1/10)

Editor	Alfredo Casella (1883-1947)
Publisher. Info.	Milano: Edizioni Curci, 1947. Plate E. 4246 C.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#494890 - 5.67MB, 116 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 781×⇩ - Sallen112

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Sallen112 (2017/9/30)

Publisher. Info.	Tokyo: Zen-On Music, n.d.(ca.1960).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	600 dpi. Page size is 9 x 12 inches.
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Complete score
*#62908 - 5.47MB, 115 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 5705×⇩ - Worov

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Worov (2010/4/29)

Publisher. Info.	Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1970).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Selections (Nos.1-3)

Complete Score
*#505007 - 4.27MB, 56 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 247×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2017/12/17)

Editor	Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Publisher. Info.	New York: G. Schirmer, No.17, 1896.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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General Information

Work Title	6 English Suites
Alternative. Title	Six Suittes avec leurs Préludes pour le Clavecin
Name Translations	Suites anglaises; English Suites; Engelse suites BWV 806 - BWV 811; Englische Suiten; Suites angleses; Suite inglesi; Suites inglesas; イギリス組曲 (バッハ); Suity angielskie (BWV 806-811); Engelske suiter; Tổ khúc Anh; Suítes Inglesas; 英國組曲; Anglické suity; 영국 모음곡; İngiliz Süitleri (Bach); Английские сюиты; Αγγλικές σουίτες
Name Aliases	Engelse suiten BWV 806 - BWV 811; Suity angielskie; Engelske suitar; Suites inglesi; Suites inglesas, BWV 806-811
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175367933; LCCN: n80150146; GND: 300006209; BNF: 13909917h; NLA: 35488021; BNE: XX2362466
Composer	Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	BWV 806–811 ; BC L 13–18
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IJB 119
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	6 suites: English Suite No.1 in A major, BWV 806 English Suite No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 English Suite No.3 in G minor, BWV 808 English Suite No.4 in F major, BWV 809 English Suite No.5 in E minor, BWV 810 English Suite No.6 in D minor, BWV 811
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1715-20
First Publication.	1805-13 - Berlin: Trautwein (ed. Forkel)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Baroque
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	keyboard
Authorities	VIAF
Manuscript Sources	D-B, Am.B 489 D-LEu, N.I. 10338, Fas.1
External Links	Wikipedia article

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Weren't these part of one of the Klavierübung and published earlier than 1805? - ELS (note: List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach printed during his lifetime - I guess not.)