Johann Sebastian Bach
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Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
Here is an affordable edition of the complete 48 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys. Reprinted from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition, the book also features handy explanation of ornaments in English plus tempo indications and music corrections.
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Description
Notated on four staves, as though intended for some unspecified set of instruments (or even voices), these thirteen erudite contrapuncti, four canons, and an unfinished triple fugue-incorporating the letters of Bach's name-are often considered to be his musical testament. Shrouded in myths traceable to it's very origins, this is a puzzle for the performers and for the listeners alike, but when a brilliant string quartet takes up the challenge, a solution...
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