Ouverture nach Französischer Art, BWV 831 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Ouvertüre nach französischer Art |
| Alternative title | Overture in the French Style |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 831a |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 11 |
| Keys | C minor ; rev. B minor |
| Composed | 1733 |
| First published | 1735 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Overtures, Partitas |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouverture | — | — | — |
| Courante | — | — | — |
| Gavotte I | — | — | — |
| Gavotte II | — | — | — |
| Passepied I | — | — | — |
| Passepied II | — | — | — |
| Sarabande | — | — | — |
| Bourrée I | — | — | — |
| Bourrée II | — | — | — |
| Gigue' | — | — | — |
| Echo | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| View | Echo (No.11) | 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Nuremberg: Christoph Weigel | — | Complete Score (colour) Complete Score (monochrome) Complete Score (low resolution) |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score Engraving file (Lilypond) |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Gavottes I & II |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for viola and cello |
— | — | Score Viola Part Cello Part |
| View | Echo (No.11) | Arrangement for 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Synthesized | No.11 Echo | For 2 Horns, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Virtual performance |
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