Cello excerpt
Bach, Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Bourrée I
A buoyant dance, the most accessible Bach Suite movement, beloved by beginners and masters alike.
At a glance
- Instrument
- Cello
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Work
- Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
- Movement
- Bourrée I
- Era
- Baroque (c. 1600–1750)
- Composed
- 1720
- Key
- C
- Metre
- 2/2
- Tempo
- Allegretto · ♩ ≈ 92
- Clef
- Bass clef
- Level
- Comfortable, community and youth orchestra
- Audition list
- Not a standard excerpt
How to practise it
The bow style, the trouble spots, and the stylistic decisions that come up most often on this excerpt.
Style
Light, dancing, the bourrée was a fast French country dance.
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Work on the technique underneath
Arco's cello curriculum builds the bow strokes, positions, and clef reading this excerpt assumes, with recorded cello playback throughout.