Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite Bourrée
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Genre:suite
Total Playing Time:1 min 20 sec
Copyright:Public Domain
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Author : Hamada, Mako
Last Updated: June 22, 2022
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Author : Hamada, Mako
Suite BWV 996 in E minor was named Lute Suite No. 1 by H.D. Bruger (1894-1932), a musicologist and lutenist of the early 20th century.
It consists of six movements: Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Bourrée, and Gigue.
This is the earliest work among the lute suites, and it captures the characteristics of keyboard instruments rather than the lute itself.
The Bourrée is a 17th-century dance written in a fast duple meter.
E minor, 2/2 time signature.
The piece progresses plainly in two voices.
It passes through G major, A minor, and B minor, concluding in a solemn, low-to-mid range E minor.
The sense of interval and leaps from eighth notes to quarter notes allows one to perceive the musical direction, requiring a continuous and flowing musical progression without stagnation.
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