Description
This lively, spirited Courante comes from Bach's French Suite No. 5. True to the French courante style with its triple-meter motion, it packs a dense stream of notes into a relatively short span. Intermediate in level with a high note density relative to its duration, it demands sustained focus to keep the tempo steady while articulating its fine figuration clearly.
Six keyboard suites by Bach that elegantly incorporate Baroque dance forms.
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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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