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English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808

c. 1720

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Total duration: 19' 30"

1. Prélude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4a. Sarabande
4b. Les agréments de la même Sarabande
5. Gavotte alternativement – Gavotte II ou la Musette – Gavotte alternativement
6. Gigue

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1. Prélude

Duration: 3'

Difficulty: 3.5

English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808; 1. Prélude

2. Allemande

Duration: 4'

Difficulty: 2.5

English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808; 2. Allemande

3. Courante

Duration: 3'

Difficulty: 2.5

English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808; 3. Courante

4a. Sarabande

Bach gives two versions of the sarabande: one straightforward and one with more elaborate ornamentation. One of the two versions can be chosen in whole, or the two can be combined with the more richly ornamented version played for the repetitions.

Duration: 3' 30"

Difficulty: 2.5

English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808; 4a. Sarabande

4b. Les agréments de la même Sarabande

Duration: 3' 30"

Difficulty: 2.5

English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808; 4b. Les agréments de la même Sarabande

5. Gavotte alternativement – Gavotte II ou la Musette – Gavotte alternativement

Duration: 3' 30"

Difficulty: 1.5

English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808; 5. Gavotte alternativement – Gavotte II ou la Musette – Gavotte alternativement

6. Gigue

Duration: 2' 30"

Difficulty: 3

English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808; 6. Gigue