Lute Suite No. 4, BWV 1006a, Loure

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Baroque period

Skill level: Advanced
A

Time signature: 6/4,

Suggested tempo: = 64 - 78 bpm

Key: E

Positions I - VIII

3 voices: melody and active bass; contrapuntal with moderately complex voicing

Tuning: Standard

Approximate duration: 4 min


"The loure, also known as the gigue lourée or gigue lente (slow gigue), is a French Baroque dance"(Wiki); There are many transcriptions of this suite, we recommend the Frank Koonce edition or Tillman Hoppstock edition

Chord Transitioning
Finger Independence
Slurs
Scales
Shifting
Bass Stopping
Right Hand Arpeggios
Left Hand Arpeggios
Tremolo
Harmonics
Extended Techniques

Sheet music

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