Overture in the French style, BWV 831

For the musical form, see French overture.

The Overture in the French style, BWV 831, original title Ouvertüre nach Französischer Art, also known as the French Overture and published as the second half of Clavier-Übung II in 1735 (along with the Italian Concerto), is a suite in B minor for two-manual harpsichord written by Johann Sebastian Bach. An earlier version of this work exists, in the key of C minor (BWV 831a)

The term 'Overture' refers to the fact that this suite starts with an Ouverture movement, and was a common generic name for French suites (his orchestral suites were similarly named).

Movements:

1. Ouverture
2. Courante
3. Gavotte I/II
4. Passepied I/II
5. Sarabande
6. Bourrée I/II
7. Gigue
8. Echo

The length of the piece is approximately 30 minutes, depending on repeats.

The style of this work refers to composers like François Couperin who had published compositions in this suite format. Such suites had been composed for both solo instruments and for orchestral settings. Bach's composition, though a work for solo harpsichord, employs a fuller sound than was customary for the French composers to whom he referred.^[1]

Notes and references

1. ^ Book Review by Yo Tomita

External links

• French Overture: Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project.
• Recording by pianist Ido Bar-Shai

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