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Partita for keyboard No. 4, BWV 828

Johann Sebastian Bach

Partita for keyboard No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828, is a keyboard suite by Johann Sebastian Bach, originally dated 1728.[1] It is the fourth suite in his Clavier-Übung I.

Structure

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This partita consists of seven movements[2] all in D major.

  1. Ouvertüre. The beginning of this movement is alla breve (2
    2
    ) and the rest of the movement is in 9
    8
    .
  2. Allemande
  3. Courante
  4. Aria
  5. Sarabande
  6. Menuet
  7. Gigue

Notes

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  1. ^ Schulenberg 1992, p. 287.
  2. ^ Jones 2013, p. 51.

References

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