English Suite I: Bourree II
by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) · Baroque · Easy
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy · Level 2 | 2 of 5 | A minor | 0:47 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 0:47 of English Suite I: Bourree II in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Baroque (1600–1750)
- Mood
- Dramatic · fast, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) is the composer of English Suite I: Bourree II, a Baroque piece that is a fast minor-key piece with real energy. The version here is level 2 of 5 (easy), in A minor and about 0:47 long. In the app's library you'll also find it in the Dances collection. Note the pickup: the music starts with an upbeat before the first full bar, so count yourself in before the first note.
About Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): German Baroque composer and organist. His teaching pieces, the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, the Little Preludes and the Inventions, are still where most pianists first meet counterpoint, and the Well-Tempered Clavier is a lifetime's study.
How to play English Suite I: Bourree II on piano
- Learn each hand on its own before putting them together. In the app, choose Left or Right and the other hand plays for you, so you still hear the whole piece.
- Use Wait mode for the first few runs, then play along at 50% speed with the count-in.
- Work in short sections of four to eight bars rather than always starting from the top.
- It's a fast piece. Resist playing it at full tempo until it's accurate at a slower one; speed built on wrong notes doesn't last.
- Feel the dance: tap the rhythm of the first bars before you play, and give the first beat of each bar a little more weight.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Typeset by Allen Garvin for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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