Bourrée in E minor

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Bourrée in E minor, is a popular lute piece from Suite in E minor for Lute, BWV 996 written by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is especially well-known among guitarists. The piece has been used by a number of musicians. Led Zeppelin has used this piece in live performances while playing "Heartbreaker". Jethro Tull used the piece in a song in their 1969 album Stand Up. Also, Tenacious D used it for their songs, "Rock Your Socks" and "Classico". Yngwie Malmsteen has also been known to integrate this, among other works by Bach into his live sets.

[edit] See also

• List of compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach
• Bourrée

[edit] References

• The Origin of Jethro Tull's Bourrée
• Guitar Information