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The Little Fugue in G minor, BWV 578

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Fugue in G minor - BWV 578

  • The Little Fugue in G Minor - BWV 578 - Arranged for Piano
  • The Little Fugue in G Minor - BWV 578 - Arranged for Strings
    • Recorded, produced, and published by: Gregor Quendel
    The arrangement is based on the notes by: hmscomp
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Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, (popularly known as the Little Fugue), is a piece of organ music written by Johann Sebastian Bach during his years at Arnstadt (1703–1707). It is one of Bach's best known fugues and has been arranged for other voices, including an orchestral version by Leopold Stokowski.

Early editors of Bach's work attached the title of "Little Fugue" to distinguish it from the later Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, which is longer in duration and more challenging to play.

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The fugue's four-and-a-half measure subject in G minor is one of Bach's most recognizable tunes. The fugue is in four voices. During the episodes, Bach uses one of Arcangelo Corelli's most famous techniques: imitation between two voices on an eighth note upbeatfigure that first leaps up a fourth and then falls back down one step at a time.


Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugue_in_G_minor,_BWV_578 / License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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