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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 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
Menuet 2 (=second Minuet, G minor) [6] On reprend le premier Menuet (repeat the first Minuet) [6] Both the G major and the G minor Menuets, in 3 4 time, consist of 32 measures, each with a repeat sign at the end of the 16th measure (for a repeat of the first half of the piece), and another at the end of the Menuet (for a repeat of the second ...
The Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 887, is the eighteenth prelude and fugue in the second volume of The Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written in 1738. It was written in 1738.
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.
The Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, is an organ prelude and fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach. It acquired that name to distinguish it from the earlier Little Fugue in G minor, which is shorter. This piece is not to be confused with the Prelude and Fugue in A minor, which is also for organ and also sometimes called "the Great". [1] [2]
Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach. The English Suites, BWV 806–811, are a set of six suites written by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach for harpsichord (or clavichord) and generally thought to be the earliest of his 19 suites for keyboard (discounting several less well-known earlier suites), the others being the six French Suites (BWV 812–817), the six Partitas (BWV 825-830) and ...
Of Bach's chorale partitas for organ, this is the longest. Bach composed the initial chorale by taking the old traditional melody of "Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig", then presented a series of variations according to different styles. Five of the eleven variations require an organ with pedals.