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Lute Suite in C minor, BWV 997

The Suite in C minor, BWV 997, by Johann Sebastian Bach,[1] exists in two versions:

  • BWV 997.1 – 1st version, composed before its earliest extant manuscript copy was written 1738–1741, for Lautenwerk (lute-harpsichord)[2]
  • BWV 997.2 – 2nd version, for lute: the arrangement is not by Bach.[3]

Movements

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Lute Suite in C minor, BWV 997
1. Prelude
2. Fuge
3. Sarabande
4. Gigue – Double
Performed on a lautenwerck (lute harpsichord) by Martha Goldstein
 
Transcription for flute and harpsichord
1. Prelude
2. Fuge
3. Sarabande
4. Gigue – Double
Performed by Alex Murray (flute) and Martha Goldstein (harpsichord)
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It has five movements:

  1. Preludio
  2. Fuga
  3. Sarabande
  4. Gigue
  5. Double (variation on the gigue) – If the double is counted as a separate movement.

References

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  1. ^ "BWV997". jsbach.org.
  2. ^ "Suite (Partita), c [1st version] BWV 997.1; BWV 997". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2020-04-09.
  3. ^ "Suite (Partita), c [2nd version] BWV 997.2; BWV 997". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2020-04-09.
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