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Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
This guide follows Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (1717) in one part (fugue).
A followed by a fugue. In the mournful the two ideas, labelled A and B, trade places: A opens it and comes back later, with B in between. The energetic fugue is driven on by growing harmony and the pedal, and its middle part brings two new themes, a slow one in half notes and a busy one in eighth notes. Then the opening fugue in shortened form, with an and a final section (Fugue: B), and the piece ends in a minor .
- A
- A (ii)
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
At a glance
- Fantasia and Fugue
Questions
- How long is Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537?
- About 8 min in this recording.
- What form is it in?
- Fugue.
- How fast is it played?
- In this recording, measured from the score: half note ≈ 86 bpm.
- Is there a score of Johann Sebastian Bach's Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537?
- Yes, of every movement.
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