When Was Badinerie Composed?

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The second of Bach's four orchestral suites is actually the one he composed last, in Leipzig around 1739, and is probably the last orchestral music of any kind that he wrote.

When was Bach's first composition?

In the year 1708 Johann Sebastian Bach composed the first piece, which counts to the very famous ones by name, so that is to say among the works "which you have heard of before". That was the Town Council Inauguration Cantata with the name "God is my Lord". For the Bach Connoisseurs it's number 71 in the BWV.

What form is badinerie in?

This piece is written in Binary Form which means that there are two specific sections of the piece that are related and they repeat themselves. It is a polyphonic piece because each part and each instrument moves independently including the solo flute, violins (1 and 2), viola, and basso continuo.

James H. Sterling

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