Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
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Performances
Harmonium
Selections
Contrapunctus I
*#108725 - 6.30MB - 4:35 - (10) - - !N/!N/!N - 4180x⇩
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Christoph Lahme (2011/7/9)
Christoph Lahme (Harmonium)
Essen: Christoph Lahme, 9th July 2011.
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Instrument built by Balthasar Florence, Namur (ca.1890).
Distributed by Carl Simon, Berlin.
Restored by harmonium-werkstatt.de (Klaus Langer), Mai 2011.
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Contrapunctus IV
*#121656 - 8.86MB - 6:27 - (5) - - !N/!N/!N - 1122x⇩
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Chr. Lahme (2011/9/10)
Christoph Lahme (Harmonium)
Essen: Christoph Lahme, 9th August 2011.
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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 2 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
*#162060 - 0.01MB - ? - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 140x⇩
Giacomo Andreola
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MIDI performance
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Synthesized MIDI
Werner Icking
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*Contrapunctus 1 - 13, 10a, 19,
- Canon in Hypodiapason/Canon alla Ottava,
- Canon in Hypodiatessaron al roversio e per augmentationem, perpetuus
- Canon alla Decima Contrapunto alla Terza
- Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta
- Fuga a 2. Clav
- Alio moda Fuga a 2. Clav.
- Choral Wenn wir in hoechsten Noethen
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Sheet Music
Scores and Parts
Complete
Complete score
*#107570 - 37.61MB, 42 pp. - (4) - V/V/V - 9194x⇩
PDF scanned by Bach Digital
Ralph Theo Misch (2011/7/1)
Composer's manuscript, Original version, n.d.(ca.1742-1746).
The pages 36-37 are missing from the source.
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Complete score
*#23444 - 22.60MB, 74 pp. - (12) - V/V/V - 17978x⇩
PDF scanned by Det Kongelige Bibl.
Aldona Jones (2008/10/22)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
First edition
Leipzig: n.d.(ca.1750). n.p.
First edition (Revised version) with appendix of Vor deinen Thron tret ich hermit
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Fugues 1-5
*#02145 - 1.48MB, 21 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 17954x⇩
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Feldmahler (2006/11/19)
Fugues 6-10
*#02146 - 1.93MB, 26 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 4832x⇩
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Feldmahler (2006/11/19)
Fugues 11-14
*#02147 - 1.84MB, 23 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 5275x⇩
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Feldmahler (2006/11/19)
Unnumbered canons and fugues (total 4 canons and 3 fugues)
*#02148 - 2.44MB, 32 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 3648x⇩
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Feldmahler (2006/11/19)
Anhang (Appendix):
Die Kunst der Fuge nach dem Berliner Autograph in Anordnung und Lesarten
*#02149 - 0.87MB, 14 pp. - (30) - V/V/V - 2334x⇩
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Feldmahler (2006/11/19)
Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 25
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1878. Plate B.W. XXV.
First Version of the Bach-Gesellschaft-Edition
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Contrapuncti I-V
*#07803 - 2.31MB, 27 (#1-27) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 11083x⇩
Contrapuncti VI-X
*#07804 - 3.05MB, 34 (#28-61) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 3567x⇩
Contrapuncti XI-XV
*#07805 - 1.92MB, 23 (#62-84) pp. - (10) - V/V/V - 3821x⇩
Contrapuncti XVI-XIX, and Choral
*#07806 - 3.85MB, 38 (#85-122) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 4083x⇩
Appendix: Earlier versions, Thematic index.
*#07807 - 0.75MB, 10 (#123-132) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 1472x⇩
Wolfgang Graeser (1906-1928)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 47
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926. Plate B.W. XLVII.
Second Version of the Bach-Gesellschaft-Edition
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Complete Score
*#121927 - 1.31MB, 100 pp. - (4) - !N/!N/!N - 8969x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/12)
Engraving files (PMX)
*#221787 - 0.43MB, ? pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 371x⇩
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Reccmo (2012/5/20)
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Selections
Excerpt (2 pages)
*#23032 - 9.81MB, 2 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 2072x⇩
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Perlnerd666 (2008/10/12)
Hermann Kretzschmar (1848-1924)
Composer's autograph
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 44
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1895. Plate B.W. XLIV.
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Contrapunctus IX
*#129544 - 0.14MB, 6 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1200x⇩
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Pierre Gouin (2011/9/25)
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete
For Organ (Straeten)
Complete Score
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Keller, Klaus-Dieter (2007/5/14)
Engraving files (PMX, MusiXTeX)
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Martin Straeten, 2001
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in memoriam Werner Icking
Based on an early manuscript version from a. 1740
Orientation: landscape.
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For Piano solo (Czerny)
Complete Score
*#25133 - 9.62MB, 82 pp. - (7) - V/V/V - 10703x⇩
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
*#35218 - 9.17MB, 80 pp. - (6) - C*/C*/C* - 10531x⇩
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Wilkinx (2009/7/22)
Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.
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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
*#121933 - 1.63MB, 144 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 3224x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/12)
Violin 1 part
*#121929 - 0.30MB, 24 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1819x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/12)
Violin 2 part
*#121930 - 0.32MB, 24 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1049x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/12)
Viola part
*#121931 - 0.30MB, 24 pp. - (10) - !N/!N/!N - 1056x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/12)
Cello part
*#121932 - 0.28MB, 24 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1113x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/12)
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Selections: Contrapunctus I-XI, XIX
For Organ solo (Biebricher)
Complete Score
*#129211 - 0.97MB, 76 pp. - (1) - !N/!N/!N - 1312x⇩
Engraving files (PMX)
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Complete Score (middle staff in Tenor clef)
*#129212 - 0.95MB, 75 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 166x⇩
Engraving files (PMX)
*#178123 - 0.06MB, ? pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 51x⇩
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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
*#161941 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 272x⇩
Treble recorder
*#161942 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 204x⇩
Tenor recorder
*#161943 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 194x⇩
Bass recorder
*#161944 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 173x⇩
Engraving files (Encore)
*#178526 - 0.71MB, ? pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 105x⇩
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Contrapunctus II - Complete Score
*#161945 - 0.11MB, 5 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 362x⇩
Descant- and Treble recorder
*#161946 - 0.07MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 149x⇩
Tenor- and Bass recorder
*#161947 - 0.06MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 104x⇩
Giacomo Andreola
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Contrapunctus IV - Complete Score
*#161948 - 0.16MB, 6 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 300x⇩
Descant- and Treble recorder
*#161949 - 0.09MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 137x⇩
Tenor- and Bass recorder
*#161950 - 0.08MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 112x⇩
Giacomo Andreola
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Contrapunctus IX - Complete Score
*#161951 - 0.10MB, 6 pp. - (2) - !N/!N/!N - 327x⇩
Descant- and Treble recorder
*#161952 - 0.07MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 115x⇩
Tenor- and Bass recorder
*#161953 - 0.04MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 108x⇩
Giacomo Andreola
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Contrapunctus XVI rectus - Complete Score
*#162047 - 0.07MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 325x⇩
Treble recorder 1
*#162048 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 121x⇩
Treble recorder 2
*#162049 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 96x⇩
Bass recorder
*#162050 - 0.03MB, 2 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 93x⇩
Giacomo Andreola
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Contrapunctus XVI inversus - Complete Score
*#162051 - 0.07MB, 4 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 229x⇩
Treble recorder 1
*#162052 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 102x⇩
Treble recorder 2
*#162053 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 80x⇩
Bass recorder
*#162054 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 82x⇩
Giacomo Andreola
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Selections: Contrapunctus VIII and XIII
For Violin, Viola and Cello (Icking)
Complete Score
*#122245 - 0.25MB, 14 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1030x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/13)
Violin part
*#122246 - 0.11MB, 3 pp. - (1) - !N/!N/!N - 497x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/13)
Viola part
*#122247 - 0.09MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 371x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/13)
Cello part
*#122248 - 0.10MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 342x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/13)
Complete Parts
*#122249 - 0.36MB, 21 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 428x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/13)
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Selections: Canons
For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Icking)
Canons: Complete
*#122251 - 0.33MB, 15 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 804x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/13)
Violin Soprano part
*#122252 - 0.23MB, 9 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 379x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/13)
Cello Bass part
*#122253 - 0.22MB, 9 pp. - (1) - !N/!N/!N - 250x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/13)
Violin Bass part
*#122254 - 0.27MB, 9 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 229x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/13)
Viola Bass part
*#122255 - 0.27MB, 9 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 226x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/13)
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For 2 Recorders (Gomez)
canon 14 .15 16 17
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Marc Lanoiselée (2012/3/15)
Engraving files (Finale)
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For Keyboard (Gomez)
Complete score
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Contrapunctus I
For Orchestra (Witt)
Complete Score
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Ulrich Witt (2011/9/24)
Complete Parts
*#128960 - 0.25MB, 18 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 202x⇩
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Ulrich Witt (2011/9/24)
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)
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For Double Reed Quartet (Notenschreiber)
Contrapunctus I - Complete Score and Parts
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Notenschreiber (2007/8/7)
Notenschreiber
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Scored for oboe, Englsh horn, bass oboe, bassoon
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (RSB)
RSB
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For Piano solo (Kg)
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Based on vol.25.1 of the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (see above).
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Fuga, alio modo Fuga
For 2 Keyboards (Icking)
Complete Score
*#122041 - 0.15MB, 9 pp. - (1) - !N/!N/!N - 635x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/12)
Clavier 1 part
*#122042 - 0.10MB, 5 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 213x⇩
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Coulonnus (2011/9/12)
Clavier 2 part
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Coulonnus (2011/9/12)
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All other editions have another version of Alio Modo Fuga, meas. 27: The 4th note Clav 1, rh is B♭ and the 5th note of Clav 1, lh is also B♭.
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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 (original) ; 21 (revision)
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| Year/Date of Composition | 1742-1746; rev. 1748–1750 |
| First Publication | 1751 - Berlin: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
| 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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