Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 36 fugues |
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First Publication | 1804? |
Genre Categories | Fugues; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; |
Related Works | 3 fugues are used in Quatuor Scientifique |
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Work Title | 36 Fugues pour Piano |
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Alternative. Title | Trente six fugues pour le Piano-Forté ; 36 Fugues composées d’après un nouveau système |
Composer | Reicha, Anton |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.36 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAR 8 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 36 fugues |
First Publication. | 1804? |
Dedication | Joseph Haydn |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 2 hours in all |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | piano |
Related Works | 3 fugues are used in Quatuor Scientifique |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
Extra Information | Fugues 20 and 24 are in quintuple time (notated as alternating 3 and 2). The two subjects of No.30 are in two different time signatures. Discussing quintuple time in the preface, Reicha gives an example of an Alsatian 5-time waltz. |