Description
A stately dance in 6/4 time from Bach's French Suite No. 5. The Loure is an older French dance type marked by dotted rhythms, offering a weighty, unhurried contrast to the suite's livelier movements. With relatively few notes and a short duration, it rewards careful phrasing and tasteful ornamentation over sheer technical display.
Six keyboard suites by Bach that elegantly incorporate Baroque dance forms.
Sheet Music
Sheet music provided by Mutopia Project
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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