Lute Suite No. 4 in E minor, BWV 1006a

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:arrangements for orchestra
for piano
for guitar
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in lute repertoire
gptkbp:duration approximately 15 minutes
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:genre Baroque music
gptkbp:historical_context composed during Bach's time in Köthen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lute Suite No. 4 in E minor, BWV 1006a
gptkbp:influence classical guitar repertoire
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Luge
gptkbp:key E minor
gptkbp:movement Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Gigue
Menuets I and II
Sarabande
gptkbp:notable_feature dance forms
use of ornamentation
contrapuntal texture
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Andreas_Scholl
gptkb:Julian_Bream
gptkb:Hopkinson_Smith
gptkbp:notable_work Contrast between movements
Emotional expression in the sarabande
Harmonic language of the suite
Interpretation of the menuets
Performance challenges for lute players
Rhythmic complexity in the courante
Scholarly analysis of its structure
Thematic development in the prelude
Use of counterpoint in the gigue
gptkbp:opus_number 1006a
gptkbp:performance historically informed performance
solo lute
gptkbp:related_works Lute Suite No. 1 in E major, BWV 996
Lute Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 997
Lute Suite No. 3 in C minor, BWV 998
Lute Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 1007
Lute Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 1008
gptkbp:signature one sharp
gptkbp:style Baroque dance suite
gptkbp:time_signature 3/4
4/4
gptkbp:year_composed c. 1710
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bach:_Lute_Music
gptkbp:bfsLayer 9