English Suite No.1 in A major, BWV 806 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 9 movements
Composition Year 1715-20
Genre Categories Suites; For harpsichord; Scores featuring the harpsichord; For 1 player; For keyboard; Scores featuring keyboard soloists; For 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 horns (arr); Scores featuring the oboe; Scores featuring the clarinet; Scores featuring the bassoon; Scores featuring the contrabassoon; Scores featuring the horn; For 8 players; For 4 viols (arr); Scores featuring the viol; For 4 players

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 1. Prelude
#84728 - 3.59MB - 1:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 11387×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/14)

⇒ 8 more: 2. Allemande • 3. Courante I • 4. Courante II • 5. Double I • 6. Double II • 7. Sarabande • 8. Bourée I and II • 9. Gigue

 2. Allemande
#84729 - 8.05MB - 4:23 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4073×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/14)

 3. Courante I
#84730 - 4.58MB - 2:30 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2424×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/14)

 4. Courante II
#84731 - 5.25MB - 2:52 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1676×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/14)

 5. Double I
#84732 - 5.48MB - 2:59 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1537×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/14)

 6. Double II
#84733 - 5.04MB - 2:45 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1328×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/14)

 7. Sarabande
#84734 - 6.83MB - 3:43 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2658×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/14)

 8. Bourée I and II
#84735 - 8.99MB - 4:54 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2770×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/14)

 9. Gigue
#84736 - 6.91MB - 3:46 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2137×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/14)

Performer Pages Martha Goldstein (harpsichord)
Publisher Info. Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source and alternative formats:
From an album featuring a Flemish harpsichord on Pandora Records. Ogg Vorbis files can be found here.
Instrument used:
The harpsichord is copied from a one manual instrument built by Hans Moerman in Antwerp (1584). It was restored by Frank Hubbard in Boston (1963). The working plans of the instrument used are due to Lutz Bungart of the Instrument workshop. It was built in the the early seventies by Al Goldstein when he was the partner of Lutz. The instrument has 2 manuals in the usual dispostion of 8x8x4.
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For 4 Viols (Watanabe)

 1. Prelude
#147275 - 0.01MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 453×⇩ - MID - wrshannon

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wrshannon (2011/11/7)

 2. Allemande
#147276 - 0.01MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 216×⇩ - MID - wrshannon

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wrshannon (2011/11/7)

Performers Hitoshi Watanabe
Publisher Info. Hitoshi Watanabe
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Transposed to G major. These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Bach for Viols.
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#02094 - 1.11MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 23123×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/11/15)

Editor Ernst Naumann (1832-1910)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 45.1 (pp.1-15)
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
#569819 - 0.83MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/36 - 14×⇩ - Pianoman121

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Pianoman121 (2019/4/25)

Editor Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
Publisher. Info. Klassiker der Tonkunst, Bd.1
Wien: Universal Edition, 1912. Plate U.E. 3920.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Missing Gigue
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 Front Matter
#533188 - 0.04MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V*/V* - 15×⇩ - Fugalicious

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Fugalicious (2018/7/23)

 Complete Score (EU)
#533082 - 0.85MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 1680×⇩ - Fugalicious

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Fugalicious (2018/7/23)

Editor Rudolf Steglich (1886-1976)
Publisher. Info. Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1971. Plate HN 1102.
URTEXT EDITION 
This "urtext" or "scholarly" (scientific) edition was published at least 25 years ago in the EU (or 20 years ago in Italy, before 1992 in the former USSR). Hence, the edition is public domain in its country of origin or a government publication. Such editions are also public domain in Canada because they fail to meet the minimum 'threshold of originality' to qualify for copyright as an 'adaptation'. They may not be public domain elsewhere. More information about this can be found here.
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 600 dpi. Page size is 31 cm × 23.5 cm.
Link to this edition on Henle's website, where Henle has put links to the preface (including an explanation of ornamentation) and the critical commentary.
Because the editor's preface is dated 1971, the uploader believes the 2008 copyright date on the first page is bogus.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon, Contrabassoon and 2 Horns (Clarke)

 Complete Score
#562808 - 0.67MB, 72 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 43×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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⇒ 8 more: Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bassoon • Contrabassoon • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F)

 Oboe 1
#562809 - 0.12MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 26×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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 Oboe 2
#562810 - 0.09MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 20×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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 Clarinet 1 (B♭)
#562811 - 0.14MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 19×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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 Clarinet 2 (B♭)
#562812 - 0.13MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 19×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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JohnFClarke (2019/2/25)

 Bassoon
#562815 - 0.13MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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 Contrabassoon
#562816 - 0.12MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 20×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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JohnFClarke (2019/2/25)

 Horn 1 (F)
#562813 - 0.10MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 24×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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 Horn 2 (F)
#562814 - 0.09MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 21×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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Arranger John Clarke (b. 1951)
Publisher. Info. John Clarke
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
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Selections

For 4 Viols (Watanabe)

 1. Prelude - Complete score
#128357 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1547×⇩ - wrshannon

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wrshannon (2011/9/22)

⇒ 5 more: Treble Viol 1 • Treble Viol 2 • Tenor Viol • Bass Viol • Engraving files (MusicXML)

 Treble Viol 1
#128358 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 493×⇩ - wrshannon

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 Treble Viol 2
#128359 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 214×⇩ - wrshannon

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 Tenor Viol
#128360 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 223×⇩ - wrshannon

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 Bass Viol
#128361 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 261×⇩ - wrshannon

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 Engraving files (MusicXML)
#177495 - 0.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 211×⇩ - wrshannon

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Arranger Hitoshi Watanabe
Publisher. Info. Hitoshi Watanabe
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Transposed from A major to G major
These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Bach for Viols.
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Allemande (No.2)

 Complete Score
#128362 - 0.09MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 689×⇩ - wrshannon

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⇒ 5 more: Treble Viol 1 • Treble Viol 2 • Tenor Viol • Bass Viol • Engraving files (MusicXML)

 Treble Viol 1
#128363 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 234×⇩ - wrshannon

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 Treble Viol 2
#128364 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 163×⇩ - wrshannon

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 Tenor Viol
#128365 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 176×⇩ - wrshannon

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 Bass Viol
#128366 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 177×⇩ - wrshannon

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 Engraving files (MusicXML)
#177496 - 0.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 176×⇩ - wrshannon

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wrshannon (2011/9/22)

Arranger Hitoshi Watanabe
Publisher. Info. Hitoshi Watanabe
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Bach for Viols.
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General Information

Work Title English Suite No.1
Alternative. Title
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 806 ; BC L13
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 113
Key A major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 9 movements:
  1. Prelude
  2. Allemande
  3. Courante I
  4. Courante II
  5. Double I
  6. Double II
  7. Sarabande
  8. Bourée I and II
  9. Gigue
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1715-20
First Publication. 1805-13 in 6 English Suites (No.1)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation harpsichord
Primary Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (6 English Suites)
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