Description
This gigue serves as the finale of Bach's English Suite No. 2. As the closing movement of the suite, it features lively running passages and buoyant rhythms that build toward a brilliant conclusion. Though intermediate in level, its note density relative to its length demands agile fingerwork and the energetic drive befitting a suite's final movement.
Six suites by Bach known as the "English Suites," combining French elegance with technical brilliance.
Sheet Music
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About the Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was the towering figure of German Baroque music, serving for decades as Cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Renowned for his mastery of counterpoint, he laid the foundations of keyboard music with works such as The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Inventions. This site includes 229 of his pieces, including numerous chorale settings and arias.
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