Bach's Cello Suites, Volumes 1 and 2

The movements of a Baroque suite are in the same key, or at least all based on the same tonic. This differs from the tonal plan of sonatas, symphonies, or concertos, all of which usually have at least one movement in a different key.

The etymology of the term “suite” is from the French word suivez, meaning “to follow.”

[Bach] never worked for the crowd, but always had in mind his ideal of perfection, without any view to approbation or the like, he had no reason whatever for giving less than he had and could give, and in fact, he never did this.

The three ideas of order, connection, and proportion are extremely important in understanding Bach’s musical thinking,