History
Johann Sebastian Bach was known to the play the lute and it is widely believed this suite was composed for the lute, however this conflicts with the tuning of the lutes of the time which were often tuned to D-minor. At any rate the piece has found great favour amongst guitar players from many styles. Originally, it was the fifth movement of the Suite in E-minor BWV996 but it often played as a stand-alone piece in concerts and recitals.
Performance Notes:
The Bourrée in E-minor is a wonderful example of contrapuntal composition where 2 melodic lines are maintained for the majority of the piece. Therefore one of the most important technical and interpretative considerations is to keep the two lines separate yet balanced and melding their interplay into a unified collective.
- this is based on a dance so place importance on keeping a strict tempo
- allow the melody in the bass to have equal importance to the treble melody
- understand the ornaments of the baroque period when playing the two trills at the end of each A and B section
Conclusion:
My full transcription including tablature and notation is available for free to my YouTube subscribers. So, if you wish to have a copy just subscribe to my channel and leave a comment or send me a message with your email address and I will happily send you my transcription. Be sure to watch my tutorials for the song and have the transcription beside you so that you can learn this wonderful song quickly and easily.
Let your fingers fly!
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