If you look at a copy of the score you might be surprised to see that the timpani part is in C major. Here, the slow, majestic music returns at the conclusion of the fast portion, with a repeat to the beginning of the fast section.
Typical of Bach’s suites, this one consists of mostly binary movements (two-part forms) based on French dances.Īll of Bach’s orchestral suites begins with a French overture. The trumpets and drums are used for color and emphasis. The oboes rarely play independently of the violins in this work. All movements except for the air are scored for three trumpets, timpani, two oboes, strings, and continuo. Of Bach’s four orchestral suites the third is the best known, largely due to the fame of the second movement, the famous “Air for the G string.” The third suite, in D major, consists of five movements: overture, air (strings and continuo only), gavottes I & II, bourrée, and gigue.
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