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Part of Bach’s set of six English Suites, BWV 810 is a Baroque keyboard masterpiece. It includes dances like Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, and the energetic Passepied, showcasing Bach’s contrapuntal brilliance and dance suite conventions.

Bach's English Suites, composed around 1715, reflect Baroque French keyboard traditions more than English styles. The name likely originated from a 19th-century unverified claim about an English patron, though their structure and ornamentation align closely with French lute suites.

Composed around 1715, this Passepied is part of Bach's English Suite No. 5 – a collection of Baroque dance movements showcasing French influences. The lively Passepied II in E major provides bright contrast to the preceding E minor movement, exemplifying Bach's mastery of dance forms. These suites represent Bach's earliest keyboard works, composed during his Weimar period.

The English Suite No. 5 in E minor features one of Bach's most virtuosic keyboard preludes, combining Italian concerto elements with French dance suite traditions.

The English Suites showcase Bach's fusion of French lute traditions with German contrapuntal rigor. Each suite opens with a prelude in strict meter—unlike unmeasured French preludes—followed by dance movements. This prelude from Suite No. 5 features intricate counterpoint and rhythmic vitality, reflecting Bach's Weimar-era innovation in keyboard composition.