French Suites
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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French Suites. Name (possibly unauthorized) given to a set of 6 kbd. suites by Bach, comp.
c.1722. See also
English Suites,
German Suites.
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