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The Art of Fugue, or The Art of the Fugue (German: Die Kunst der Fuge), BWV 1080, is an incomplete musical work of unspecified instrumentation by Johann Sebastian Bach. Written in the last decade of his life, The Art of Fugue is the culmination of Bach's experimentation with monothematic instrumental works.
Mar 24, 2017 · Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Art of Fugue is a work of high art. But in keeping with the late works of artists such as Shakespeare, Beethoven and Goya, it contains elements of pathos,...
- Daniel Herscovitch
The Art of Fugue, monothematic cycle of approximately 20 fugues written in the key of D minor, perhaps for keyboard instrument, by Johann Sebastian Bach. The work reveals Bach’s preoccupation with counterpoint and the canon. Learn more about the composition and its history.
- Betsy Schwarm
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was the foremost exponent of the praeludia, a free-formed structure that featured short fugues (with related subjects) sandwiched between sections that changed character, mood, and texture with great fluidity.
Learn about the origin, structure and significance of Bach's Art of the Fugue, his last and most ambitious work that epitomizes his genius and the art of fugue. Explore the challenges and variations of this complex form, and the different performances and recordings of this monumental composition.
Kunst der Fuge literally means something like: a work of art in the field of the fugue; a form of composition with two or more voices, whereby one part enters and then the same melody is repeated as strictly as possible by the other part(s). This explains the names of the sections: contrapunctus or counterpoint: a melody that is combined with ...
