Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

composed suites, partitas and overtures in the baroque dance suite format for solo instruments such as

harpsichord A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism ...

lute A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted. More specifically, the term "lute" can ref ...

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

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flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

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orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

Harpsichord

* English Suites, BWV 806–811 * French Suites, BWV 812–817 * Partitas for keyboard, BWV 825–830 *

Overture in the French style, BWV 831 The ''Overture in the French style'', BWV 831, original title ''Ouvertüre nach Französischer Art'', also known as the ''French Overture'' and published as the second half of the ''Clavier-Übung II'' in 1735 (paired with the ''Italian Concerto' ...

* Other: ** Miscellaneous suites, BWV 818–824 ** Miscellaneous suites and suite movements, BWV 832–845

Lute

Lute Suite in G minor, BWV 995 The Suite in G Minor, BWV 995, was transcribed for lute by composer Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ...

Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996 Suite in E minor, BWV 996, is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach (16851750) between 1708 and 1717. It is probable that this suite was intended for Lautenwerck (lute-harpsichord). Because the lautenwerk is an uncommon instrument, ...

Lute Suite in C minor, BWV 997 The Suite in C minor, BWV 997, by Johann Sebastian Bach, exists in two versions: * BWV 997.1 – 1st version, composed before its earliest extant manuscript copy was written 1738–1741, for Lautenwerk (lute-harpsichord) * BWV 997.2 – 2nd ve ...

Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998 Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998, is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach for Lute or Harpsichord. The piece was written around 1735. The original manuscript with the title "Prelude pour la Luth. ò Cembal. Pa ...

Violin

From Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006: * Partita for Violin No. 1, BWV 1002 * Partita for Violin No. 2, BWV 1004 * Partita for Violin No. 3, BWV 1006

Cello

* Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012

Flute

* Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013

Orchestral suites

* Orchestral suites, BWV 1066–1069, also called overtures *

Orchestral Suite in G minor, BWV 1070 The Orchestral Suite in G minor, BWV 1070 is a work by an unknown composer. It is part of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis catalogue (BWV catalogue) of the works of J. S. Bach, and sometimes called the "Orchestral Suite No. 5", but was almost certainly n ...