Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066

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Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 is a Baroque orchestral work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its lively French-style dances and festive scoring with oboes and bassoon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition
orchestral suite
alsoKnownAs First Orchestral Suite in C major
catalogNumber BWV 1066
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
countryOfOrigin Germany
genre orchestral music
suite
hasForm French overture with dances
hasOpeningMovementType French overture
hasSequence first of Bach’s four orchestral suites
historicalContext early 18th century
influencedBy French dance suite
intendedEnsemble Baroque orchestra
key C major
language instrumental
movement Bourrée I
Bourrée II
linked to: Bourrée I

Courante
Forlane
Gavotte I
Gavotte II
Menuet I
Menuet II
Ouverture
Passepied I
Passepied II
notableFeature French-style dances
festive wind scoring
numberOfMovements 10
partOf Bach orchestral suites
period Baroque era
scoring basso continuo
bassoon
oboes
strings
style Baroque
tonalCenter C major
typicalDuration approximately 20 minutes
usesDanceType bourrée
courante
forlane
gavotte
minuet
passepied
workByComposerNumber orchestral suite No. 1

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Orchestral suites (Bach) hasPart Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Ouvertures (Bach) containsWork Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 relatedWork Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 alsoKnownAs First Orchestral Suite in C major
linked to: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
BWV 1066–1069 consistsOf Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066