Description
The fugue from Book II No. 2 is written in four voices in C minor. Tension builds each time the subject passes through a new voice, producing a deeply introspective effect. Though rated intermediate, achieving real clarity among the four voices requires conscious independence of finger control for each line.
Bach's collection of preludes and fugues for keyboard, covering all 24 keys and regarded as the summit of contrapuntal writing.
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About the Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was the towering figure of German Baroque music, serving for decades as Cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Renowned for his mastery of counterpoint, he laid the foundations of keyboard music with works such as The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Inventions. This site includes 229 of his pieces, including numerous chorale settings and arias.
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