Partita for keyboard No. 4, BWV 828

Partita for keyboard No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828, is a keyboard suite by Johann Sebastian Bach, originally dated 1728.^[1] It is the fourth suite in his Clavier-Übung I.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Structure

This partita consists of seven movements^[2] all in D major.

1. Ouvertüre. The beginning of this movement is alla breve (²
   ₂) and the rest of the movement is in ⁹
   ₈.
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Aria
5. Sarabande
6. Menuet
7. Gigue

Notes

1. Schulenberg 1992, p. 287.
2. Jones 2013, p. 51.

References

• Jones, Richard D. P. (2013). The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Volume II: 1717-1750: Music to Delight the Spirit. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199696284.001.0001. ISBN 9780199696284.
• Schulenberg, David (1992). The Keyboard Music of J.S. Bach. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 9780028732756. LCCN 91039348.

External links

• 6 Partitas for keyboard, BWV 825–830: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project