French Suites

French Suites are suites composed in a style that for one or more reasons is considered French. Generally it refers to compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. There are seven of Bach's suites originally composed for harpsichord (or a similar keyboard instrument) that received the epithet "French":

Related Topics:
Suite - French - Johann Sebastian Bach - Harpsichord

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• The six suites BWV 812-817, which are normally intended when speaking about "the" French Suites by Bach;
• The Overture in French style, BWV 831, which Bach published as second part of Clavier-Übung II.
 
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