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Little Fugue in G minor, J.S. Bach
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- Born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach Germany
- Played piano, organ, harpsichord, viola and violen
- Selected to be in the Mattins Choir but was "kicked out" when he lost his soprano voice so he played violen in th orchestra or harpsichord during choir practices
- Court and Church musician
- Composed hundreds pieces for vocalists, organ, harpsichord, and orchestras.
- His works are considered to be very tecniqually complex
- Written sometime between 1703 and 1707
- The 4 1/2 measure subject is one of Bach's most easily recognized compositions
- Bach's "Fugue in G minor" was renamed "Little" to differentiate it from another of his works, "Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor", which was written in the same key
- It has been rearranged for many other voices, such as orchestras and horns
- Written in G minor GABbCDEbFG
- Variance in dynamics as the song progresses, example: starts soft, and gets louder by the first episode
- Polyphonic throughout
- Written in 4/4 time
- Very recognizable subject follwed by an answer that is played a fifth below the subject
- Episodes use a technique where two voices imitate eachother starting by leaping up a fourth and then falling back down one step at a time
I first heard this song during music appreciation class. Upon hearing it it became a favorite classical/baroque piece of mine. I have always like music with dark lyrics, and while this song has none, it still has a dark feel to it due to its minor key signature. The songs notable subject makes me think about vampires. This sounds like the kind of song Dracula would be playing on an organ as the poor helpless woman walks into his castle, then is running away as she is chased during the episodes. When it returns to the suject, she has been caught and the dramatic music returns.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Johann_Sebastian_Bach
http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxjsbach.html
Mr. Daniel Knopf
Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor
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Little Fugue in G minor J.S. Bach
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- Music was written for the church
- Composers started writing for specific voices and instruments
- Music shifted from traditional polyphony to a continuous bass line