Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

composed suites, partitas and overtures in the baroque dance suite format for solo instruments such as

harpsichord A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a musical keyboard, keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a ...

lute A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted. More specifically, the term "lute" can re ...

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

and flute, and for

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

Harpsichord

English Suites, BWV 806–811 The ''English Suites'', BWV 806–811, are a set of six suites written by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach for harpsichord (or clavichord) and generally thought to be the earliest of his 19 suites for keyboard (discounting several less ...

* French Suites, BWV 812–817 * Partitas for keyboard, BWV 825–830 * Overture in the French style, BWV 831 * Other: ** Miscellaneous suites, BWV 818–824 ** Miscellaneous suites and suite movements, BWV 832–845

Lute

Lute Suite in G minor, BWV 995 The Suite in G Minor, BWV 995, was transcribed for lute by composer Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ...

* Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996 * Lute Suite in C minor, BWV 997 * Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998

Violin

From Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006: * Partita for Violin No. 1, BWV 1002 * Partita for Violin No. 2, BWV 1004 * Partita for Violin No. 3, BWV 1006

Cello

* Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012

Flute

* Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013

Orchestral suites