Biographical Note:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments exemplify the heart and soul of the Baroque period. A revival of interest and performances of his music began early in the 19th century and continue to this day. He is now widely considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.

Marc Notes:
In two-stave keyboard layout.; Includes analytical, performance and textual notes.; An unabridged republication of an early authoritative edition of the work--T.p.

Table of Contents:
Fuga I a 4 vociFuga II a 4 vociFuga III a 4 vociFuga IV a 4 vociFuga V a 4 vociFuga VI (in stile francese) a 4 vociFuga VII a 4 vociFuga VIII a 3 vociFuga IX a 4 vociFuga X a 4 vociFuga XI a 4 vociFuga XII a 4 vociFuga XII (inversa)Fuga XIII a 4 vociFuga XIII (inversa)Fuga XIV a 4 voci (Variante zu No. X)Canone I (per augmentationem in motu contrario)Canone II (all'ottava)Canone III (alla decima)Canone IV (alla duodecima)Fuga I per due PianofortiFuga II per due Pianoforti (in altro modo)Fuga XV a tre soggetti ed a 4 voci

Publisher Marketing:
Uniquely complex in both form and structure, this work by J. S. Bach is regarded as a pinnacle of Western music. No composer possessed a greater understanding of the workings of counterpoint than Bach. In The Art of the Fugue, he summarizes counterpoint's entire known potential by using a very simple theme in the most complex possible ways.
This work proved to be Bach's last, and the composer left the nature of its instrumentation undocumented. Despite numerous popular interpretations -- including harpsichord, organ, string quartet, and orchestra -- speculation persists that Bach intended it purely as an elaborate intellectual exercise. C. P. E. Bach declared its primary value as that of a teaching aid and a guide to composition. This solo keyboard edition was edited by Carl Czerny, a student of Beethoven and teacher of Liszt, who wrote hundreds of piano études that remain staples of piano training today. Modern pianists will find Czerny's edition of this classic a source of unfailing variety and limitless imagination.