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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.
BWV 577 – Fugue in G major à la Gigue (doubtful) [11] BWV 578 – Fugue in G minor ("Little") BWV 579 – Fugue in B minor (on a theme by Corelli, from Op. 3, No. 4) BWV 580 – Fugue in D major (doubtful) [12] BWV 581 – Fugue in G major (not by Bach, composed by Gottfried August Homilius) BWV 582 – Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor
BWV 575 – Fugue in C minor; BWV 576 – Fugue in G major; BWV 577 – Fugue in G major "à la Gigue" (spurious) BWV 578 – Fugue in G minor "Little" BWV 579 – Fugue on a theme by Arcangelo Corelli (from Op. 3, No. 4); in B Minor; BWV 580 – Fugue in D major (spurious) BWV 581 – Fugue in G major (not by Bach, composed by Gottfried August ...
The subject of the fugue is composed of three separate motifs, all of which can be found in canzonas and ricercars. The 19th-century Bach scholar Philipp Spitta praised the fugue, particularly its modulations. Williams has suggested that "perhaps the imaginative penultimate bar was inspired by J. S. Bach". [8] [3] Prelude and Fugue in A minor ...
Leopold Stokowski made a large number of transcriptions for full orchestra, including the Toccata and Fugue in D minor for organ, which appeared in the film Fantasia and the Little Fugue in G minor. Alexander Siloti made many piano transcriptions of Bach, most famously his Prelude in B minor based on Bach's Prelude in E minor, BWV 855a.
BWV 575 – Fugue in C minor; BWV 576 – Fugue in G major [b] [41] BWV 577 – Fugue in G major ("à la Gigue") [b] [42] BWV 578 – Fugue in G minor ("Little") BWV 579 – Fugue in B minor (on a theme from Arcangelo Corelli's Op. 3, No. 4) BWV 580 – Fugue in D major [b] [43] BWV 581 – Fugue in G major [b] [44] BWV 582 – Passacaglia and ...
BWV 859 – Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor; BWV 860 – Prelude and Fugue in G major; BWV 861 – Prelude and Fugue in G minor; BWV 862 – Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major; BWV 863 – Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor; BWV 864 – Prelude and Fugue in A major; BWV 865 – Prelude and Fugue in A minor; BWV 866 – Prelude and Fugue in B ...
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