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Lute Suite in C minor, BWV 997

Suite by Johann Sebastian Bach

The Lute Suite in C minor, BWV 997, by Johann Sebastian Bach, exists in two versions:

  • BWV 997.1, 1st version, composed before its earliest extant manuscript copy was written 1738-1741, for Lautenwerk (lute-harpsichord)
  • BWV 997.2, 2nd version, for lute: the arrangement is not by Bach.

01Movements

It has five movements:

  1. Preludio
  2. Fuga
  3. Sarabande
  4. Gigue
  5. Double (variation on the gigue), If the double is counted as a separate movement.
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