Orchestral suites flourished in Germany from 1690–1740.
1. They were sometimes called overtures because they were introduced by a pair of movements in the form of a French overture.
2. Georg Muffat's Florilegium (1695 and 1698), a collection of suites, included an essay on French bowing and agréments.
3. Many German composers composed orchestral suites, including J.S. Bach.