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

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Copyist Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774)*
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1740-59).
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Copyist Johann Christian Bach (1743–1814), known as 'Hallescher Clavier-Bach'
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Misc. Notes The Leipzig University Library, Biblioteca Albertina (D-LEu): N.I. 10338, Faszikel 1
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Publisher. Info. Compositions pour le Pianoforte, Liv.8
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Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 13.2 (pp.1-86)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1865. Plate B.W. XIII(2).
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Editor Ernst Naumann (1832-1910)
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Editor Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 8036.
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Misc. Notes Second Part of the Allemande in Suite No. 3 (BWV 808) is missing
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Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate E.R. 2374.
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Editor Alfredo Casella (1883-1947)
Publisher. Info. Milano: Edizioni Curci, 1947. Plate E. 4246 C.
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7 more: Front Matter (Nos.4-6) • 1. Suite in A major • 2. Suite in A minor • 3. Suite in G minor • 4. Suite in F major • 5. Suite in E minor • 6. Suite in D minor

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Editor Rudolf Steglich (1886-1976)
Publisher. Info. Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1971. Plates HN 1102-1103.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 7 (pp.1-128)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1979. Plate BA 5052.
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Editor Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, No.17, 1896.
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Arranger Giovanni Pietro Orefice (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice, 2022.
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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:
1. English Suite No.1 in A major, BWV 806
1a. English Suite No.1 in A major, BWV 806a
2. English Suite No.2 in A minor, BWV 807
3. English Suite No.3 in G minor, BWV 808
4. English Suite No.4 in F major, BWV 809
5. English Suite No.5 in E minor, BWV 810
6. 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 (harpsichord or clavichord)
Authorities VIAF
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
D-B, Am.B 489
D-LEu, N.I. 10338, Fas.1
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List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire
Keyboard Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
French Overture, BWV 831
Italian Concerto, BWV 971