Die Kunst der Fugue, BWV 1080 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
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Performances
Harmonium
Selections
Contrapunctus I
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Christoph Lahme (Harmonium)
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Instrument built by Balthasar Florence, ca.1890.
Distributed by Carl Simon, Berlin.
Restored by harmonium-werkstatt.de (Klaus Langer), Mai 2011.
Contrapunctus IV
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Christoph Lahme (Harmonium)
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Recording by using a portable recorder.
Harmonium by Alexandre et Fils (Paris: 1859).
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Synthesized/MIDI
Selections: Contrapunctus I, II, IV, IX, XVI rectus, XVI inversus
For Recorders (Andreola)
Contrapunctus I
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Contrapunctus II
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Contrapunctus IV
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Contrapunctus IX
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Contrapunctus XVI rectus
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Contrapunctus XVI inversus
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Giacomo Andreola
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Scores
Scores and Parts
Sources
Autograph
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Composer's manuscript, n.d.(ca.1742-1746).
The pages 36-37 are missing from the source.
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Autograph of two pages
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Hermann Kretzschmar (1848-1924)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 44
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1895. Plate B.W. XLIV.
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First Edition
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First edition
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Leipzig: n.d.(ca.1750). Plate number not given.
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Editions
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, Band 25
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1878. Plate B.W. XXV.
First Version of the Bach-Gesellschaft-Edition
US CA JP UK DE FR - Dover (reprint) (Supplement Band edition)
Performer's Edition (US users) — Petrucci-Merton (non-US users)
Contrapuncti I-V
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Contrapuncti VI-X
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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, Band 47
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926. Plate B.W. XLVII.
Second Version of the Bach-Gesellschaft-Edition
US CA JP UK DE FR - Dover (reprint)
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Complete Score
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Selections
Contrapunctus IX
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Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete
For Organ (Straeten)
Complete Score
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Uploader: Keller, Klaus-Dieter (14 May 2007)
Martin Straeten, 2001
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For Piano solo (Czerny)
Complete Score
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Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Unidentified publisher, n.d.(ca.1900).
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933). Piano Series 3051.
Includes preface and index of incipits, but heavily edited with articulations and dynamics; reprint omits original publishing information.
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For Piano solo
Complete Score
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Selections: Contrapunctus I-VII, IX-XII, Xa, Fuga a 3 Soggetti (Contrapunctus XIV)
For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Icking)
Complete Parts
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Violin 1 part
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Violin 2 part
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Viola part
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Cello part
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Selections: Contrapunctus I-XI, XIX
For Organ solo (Biebricher)
Complete Score
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Engraving files (PMX)
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Complete Score (middle staff in Tenor clef)
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Selections: Contrapunctus I, II, IV, IX, XVI rectus, XVI inversus
For 3 or 4 Recorders (Andreola)
Contrapunctus I - Complete Score
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Descant recorder
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Treble recorder
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Tenor recorder
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Bass recorder
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Engraving files attached (Encore)
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Contrapunctus II - Complete Score
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Descant- and Treble recorder
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Tenor- and Bass recorder
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Giacomo Andreola
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Contrapunctus IV - Complete Score
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Descant- and Treble recorder
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Tenor- and Bass recorder
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Giacomo Andreola
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Contrapunctus IX - Complete Score
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Descant- and Treble recorder
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Tenor- and Bass recorder
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Giacomo Andreola
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Contrapunctus XVI rectus - Complete Score
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Treble recorder 1
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Treble recorder 2
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Bass recorder
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Giacomo Andreola
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Contrapunctus XVI inversus - Complete Score
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Treble recorder 1
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Treble recorder 2
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Bass recorder
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Giacomo Andreola
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Selections: Contrapunctus VIII and XIII
For Violin, Viola and Cello (Icking)
Complete Score
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Violin part
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Viola part
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Cello part
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Complete Parts
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Selections: Canons
For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Icking)
Canons: Complete
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Violin Soprano part
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Cello Bass part
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Violin Bass part
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Viola Bass part
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Contrapunctus I
For Orchestra (Witt)
Complete Score
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Complete Parts
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Eigenverlag
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arranged for Orchestra (Flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets (B), 2 Bassoons, 2 French Horn (F), Trumpet (B, C), Tuba, Timpani and Strings)
For Double Reed Quartet (Notenschreiber)
Contrapunctus I - Complete Score and Parts
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Notenschreiber
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Scored for oboe, Englsh horn, bass oboe, bassoon
For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (RSB)
Complete Score
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Violin 1
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Viola
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Cello
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For Piano solo (Kg)
Complete Score
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Based on vol.25.1 of the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (see above).
Fuga, alio modo Fuga
For 2 Keyboards (Icking)
Complete Score
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Clavier 1 part
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Clavier 2 part
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Commercial Recordings
| Title | Artists |
|---|---|
| Bach: The Art of Fugue | Johann Sebastian Bach, Emerson String Quartet |
| Art of the Fugue - 70th Anniversary Edition | Glenn Gould |
| Bach: The Art of Fugue; Musical Offering | Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester |
| Bach: Die Kunst der Fugue | Tatiana Nikolayeva |
| Bach: The Art of Fugue | Neville Marriner, Christopher Hogwood, Andrew Davis, ... |
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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 |
| Key | D minor |
| Movements/Sections | 14 numbered fugues, 4 unnumbered canons, 3 unnumbered fugues (BGA) |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1748–49 |
| First Publication | 1750 |
| Average Duration | 80-100 minutes |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | unspecified, but most likely keyboard |
| Related Works | See also List of compositions with the theme "B-A-C-H" |
| External Links | Wikipedia article |
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