Art of the Fugue BWV 1080
Piano Solo
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Piano Solo - Sheet Music

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Piano solo - SMP Level 10 (Advanced)

SKU: HL.51480423

Piano Solo. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Davitt Moroney. Sheet Music. Paperbound. Henle Music Folios. Pages: XI and 124. Classical. Softcover. 136 pages. G. Henle #HN423. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480423).

ISBN 9790201804231. UPC: 884088176167. 9.25x12.25x0.443 inches.

Bach's death meant that the Art of Fugue was left unfinished. In his father's manuscript, Carl Philipp Emanuel noted exactly where the last fugue of the Art of Fugue broke off: “While working on this fugue, in which the name Bach appears in the countersubject, the author died.” Our editor Davitt Moroney brings the fugue to a close with 30 supplementary measures. There has been frequent speculation about what type of scoring would be most appropriate for the piece, particularly since Bach wrote the individual parts in score form and left no information about instrumentation. Certainly, strict fugues can be found in any ensemble scoring: this had been normal for centuries. It is remarkable, though, how the cycle can easily be played on the harpsichord or piano – a strong argument for keyboard performance.

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About SMP Level 10 (Advanced)

Very advanced level, very difficult note reading, frequent time signature changes, virtuosic level technical facility needed.

  • Contrapunctus I-XIV, BWV 1080 (Piano solo)
  • Canons in Hypodiapason, alla Decima, alla Duodecima, in Hypodiatessaron, BWV 1080 (Piano solo)
  • Contrapunctus XIII in the version for two Harpsichords (appendix), BWV 1080 (Piano solo)