Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
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Original Version
First Edition
Complete score
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First Edition
Leipzig: n.d.(ca.1750). Plate number not given.
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1899)
Fugues 1-5
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Fugues 6-10
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Fugues 11-14
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Unnumbered canons and fugues (total 4 canons and 3 fugues)
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Anhang (Appendix):
Die Kunst der Fuge nach dem Berliner Autograph in Anordnung und Lesarten
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Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1900), Band 25
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Hermann Kretzschmar (1848-1924)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1900), Band 44
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Contrapuncti I-V
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Contrapuncti XI-XV
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Contrapuncti XVI-XIX, and Choral
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Appendix: Earlier versions, Thematic index.
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Wolfgang Graeser (1906-1928)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1900), Band 47
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete Work
For Organ (Straeten)
Complete score
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Martin Straeten, 2001
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For Piano solo
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For Piano (Czerny)
Complete score, including preface and index of incipits
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Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
[English-language edition]
Reprint — New York: Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933), Kalmus Piano Series 3051.
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Contrapunctus I
For Double Reed Quartet (Notenschreiber)
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Notensatz Capella
Double Reed Quartet means Oboe, Cor anglais, Bassoboe, Bassoon
For Piano solo (Kg)
Contrapunctus I, keyboard transcription
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Based on: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1899), Band 25.1 (1878)
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General Information
| Work Title | The Art of the Fugue |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Die Kunst der Fuge |
| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | BWV 1080 |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 14 numbered fugues, 4 unnumbered canons, 3 unnumbered fugues (BGA) |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1748-1749 |
| Genre | Piece for other keyboards |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | None |
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Misc. Comments
This work page contains all of Book 25.1, except for the introduction/preface notes. It contains also all of BGA Supplement Volume (Art of the Fugue revised by Wolfgang Graeser), except for the introduction.
