Description
A strict canon from The Art of Fugue, in which one voice follows another at the interval of an octave using the same melodic line, distilling Bach's mastery of contrapuntal technique. With 2,304 notes across 267 seconds, this substantial work demands advanced sight-reading and sustained concentration to track and voice multiple lines simultaneously.
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Sheet Music
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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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