• Contents: (1) Rondeau (2) Polonaise (3) Minuet (4) Badinerie
  
• Composer: BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750)
• Instrumentation: flute & piano /or flutes 1 & 2
• Difficulty Level: intermediate - advanced [ UK grade 3 - 8 ]
• Duration: (1) 2:00 (2) 3:40" (3) 1:20" (4) 2:00 [approx]
• Arranger: R. Trubger
• Genre:  Baroque
• 979070-8082-15-6

If you want to play some of the pieces best loved by flute players, select these four dances from Bach's famous Suite in B minor (BWV 1067), also known as the Overture in B minor /H moll. Staple repertoire of every flute player

• Badinerie: Famous music, fun and popular - it's even known as a ring tone!
• Minuet: is graceful with lovely harmony, and makes a good contrast to the Badinerie.
• Rondeau: is tuneful and fun to play.
• Polonaise: the variation looks hard but it's not !

The included flute duet* is the special feature of this edition, allowing the work to be performed by 2 equal flutes with or without a piano.

*in the duet version, flute 1 has the complete flute solo, while the accompaniment is compressed into a single line for the flute 2.

SAMPLE: