Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title The Art of the Fugue
Alternative title Die Kunst der Fuge
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
Opus BWV 1080
Instrumentation keyboard
Number of movements
Keys D minor
Composed 1742
First published 1751
Dedication
Tempo markings
Metronome markings
Time signatures
Average duration (sec) 4800
Number of measures
Composition types Fugues, Canons
Period Baroque
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete strings
View Complete 8 guitars Serban Nichifor
View Complete 4 guitars Serban Nichifor
View Complete organ Martin Straeten
View Complete piano Carl Czerny
View Complete piano
View Complete keyboard Dominic Florence
View Selections (Contrapunctus I-VII, IX-XII, Xa, Fuga a 3 Soggetti) 2 violins, viola and cello Werner Icking
View Selections: Contrapunctus I-XI, XIX organ Christof K. Biebricher
View Selections (Contrapunctus I, II, IV, IX, XVI rectus, XVI inversus) 3 recorders
4 recorders
Giacomo Andreola
View Selections (Contrapunctus VI-VIII, XI and XVIII) 4 recorders Jaap Wiebes
View Selections (Contrapunctus VIII and XIII) violin, viola and cello Werner Icking
View Selections: Contrapunctus I-V, VIII, XI; Canon I piano Ruoshi Sun
View Selections (Canons) 2 violins, viola and cello Werner Icking
View Selections (Canons) horn, trumpet, euphonium and tuba Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt
View Selections (Canons) horn, trumpet and euphonium Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt
View Selections (Canons) 2 recorders Alberto Gomez Gomez
View Selections (Canons) keyboard Alberto Gomez Gomez
View Contrapunctus I orchestra Ulrich Witt
View Contrapunctus I oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon
View Contrapunctus I 2 violins, viola and cello
View Contrapunctus I piano
View Fuga, alio modo Fuga 2 keyboards Werner Icking
View Selections (Contrapunctus VIII) keyboard Jean-Pierre Coulon
View Contrapunctus XIV 2 flutes, alto flute and bass flute Hideo Kamioka

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Autograph Version Manuscript 1742 Complete Score (Autograph)
View Autograph Version Manuscript 1700 Incomplete Score
View Autograph Version Manuscript 1700 Complete Score (Supplements)
View Autograph Version Complete Score (Mus. ms. Bach P 200)
Fassung des autographen Notenbandes
Anhang I. Nos.1-15 in Moderner Klaviernotation
Anhang II. Drei Sätze nach den autographen Beilagen des Notenbandes
View Original Edition Version 1751 Complete Score
Complete Score (pp.1-18)
Complete Score (pp.19-44)
Complete Score (pp.45-67)
View Original Edition Version Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 1751 Complete Score
View Original Edition Version Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 1752 Complete Score
View Original Edition Version Manuscript Complete Score
View Original Edition Version Manuscript Complete Score (Fugues/Contrapuncti only)
View Original Edition Version Manuscript Complete Score
View Original Edition Version Complete Score
Fugues 1-5
Fugues 6-10
Fugues 11-14
Unnumbered canons and fugues (total 4 canons and 3 fugues)
Anhang (Appendix)*
View Original Edition Version Complete Score
Contrapuncti I-V
Contrapuncti VI-X
Contrapuncti XI-XV
Contrapuncti XVI-XIX, and Choral
Appendix: Earlier versions, Thematic index.
View Original Edition Version Complete Score
Engraving files (PMX)
View Original Edition Version Complete Score, G- and F- clefs
Complete Score, G-, C- and F-clefs
Complete Parts, four-part pieces
Complete Parts, three-part pieces
Complete Parts, two-part pieces
Complete Parts, pieces for 2 keyboard instruments
Engraving files (MUP-, LaTeX- and shell scripts)
View Original Edition Version Complete Score
Ausgabe nach dem Originaldruck
Anhang I. Nos.1-18, 21 in moderner Klaviernotation
Anhang II. Nos.12-13 in synoptischer Partituranordnung
View Complete selections Manuscript 1700 Excerpt (2 pages)
View Contrapunctus IX Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises 2006 Complete Score
View Contrapunctus XII Complete Score
View Contrapunctus XIX Cauê Muratt Complete Score
View Contrapunctus XIX Complete Score (Landscape)
Complete Score (Portrait)
Engraving files (sibelius)
View Complete Arrangement for strings Complete Score (in original clefs)
Complete Score (in modern clefs)
Violin (Soprano)
Violin (Alto)
Viola (Alto)
Violotta/Octave Violin (Tenor)
Viola (Tenor)
Cello (Bass)
View Complete Arrangement for 8 guitars
by Serban Nichifor
Complete Score and Parts
View Complete Arrangement for 4 guitars
by Serban Nichifor
Complete Score
Complementary chorals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
View Complete Arrangement for organ
by Martin Straeten
Martin Straeten 2001 Complete Score
Engraving files (PMX, MusiXTeX)
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Carl Czerny
Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Carl Czerny
Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Carl Czerny
Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano Moscow: Muzyka 1974 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for keyboard
by Dominic Florence
Contrapunctus Press 2021 Complete Score (Reference Score, no fingering)
Complete Score (Performance Score, with fingering)
View Selections (Contrapunctus I-VII, IX-XII, Xa, Fuga a 3 Soggetti) Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello
by Werner Icking
Complete Parts
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Selections: Contrapunctus I-XI, XIX Arrangement for organ
by Christof K. Biebricher
Werner Icking Complete Score
Engraving files (PMX)
Complete Score (middle staff in Tenor clef)
Engraving files (PMX)
View Selections (Contrapunctus I, II, IV, IX, XVI rectus, XVI inversus) Arrangement for 3 recorders
4 recorders
by Giacomo Andreola
Complete Score
Descant Recorder
Treble Recorder 1
Treble Recorder 2
Tenor Recorder
Bass Recorder
Engraving files (Encore)
View Selections (Contrapunctus VI-VIII, XI and XVIII) Arrangement for 4 recorders
by Jaap Wiebes
Contrapunctus VI-VII
Contrapunctus VIII
Contrapunctus XI
Contrapunctus XVIII
View Selections (Contrapunctus VIII and XIII) Arrangement for violin, viola and cello
by Werner Icking
Complete Score
Complete Parts
Violin
Viola
Cello
View Selections: Contrapunctus I-V, VIII, XI; Canon I Arrangement for piano
by Ruoshi Sun
Ruoshi Sun 2022 Contrapunctus I
Contrapunctus II
Contrapunctus III
Contrapunctus IV
Contrapunctus V
Contrapunctus VIII
Contrapunctus XI
Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
View Selections (Canons) Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello
by Werner Icking
Complete Score and Parts
View Selections (Canons) Arrangement for horn, trumpet, euphonium and tuba
by Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt 2017 Complete Score
View Selections (Canons) Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium
by Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt 2019 Complete Score
View Selections (Canons) Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium
by Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt 2017 Complete Score
View Selections (Canons) Arrangement for 2 recorders
by Alberto Gomez Gomez
Complete Score
Engraving files (Finale)
View Selections (Canons) Arrangement for keyboard
by Alberto Gomez Gomez
Complete score
View Contrapunctus I Arrangement for orchestra
by Ulrich Witt
Complete Score
Complete Parts
View Contrapunctus I Arrangement for oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon Complete Score and Parts
View Contrapunctus I Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello Complete Score and Parts
View Contrapunctus I Arrangement for piano Complete Score
View Fuga, alio modo Fuga Arrangement for 2 keyboards
by Werner Icking
Complete Score
Piano 1
Piano 2
View Selections (Contrapunctus VIII) Arrangement for keyboard
by Jean-Pierre Coulon
Jean-Pierre Coulon 2019 Complete Score
Complete Score, small print
Engraving files (MusiXTex)
View Contrapunctus XIV Arrangement for 2 flutes, alto flute and bass flute
by Hideo Kamioka
Complete Score
Complete Parts

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionPerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Complete Glenn Gould, organ For Organ Contrapunctus I
Contrapunctus II
Contrapunctus III
Contrapunctus IV
Contrapunctus V
Contrapunctus VI
Contrapunctus VII
Contrapunctus VIII
Contrapunctus IX
View Complete For Double Guitar Quartet (Nichifor) Complete Performance
View Complete Marie-Claire Alain, performer For Organ, Strings, Continuo Side 1
Side 2
Side 3
Side 4
View Selections Christoph Lahme, harmonium For Harmonium Contrapunctus I
View Selections Christoph Lahme, harmonium For Harmonium Contrapunctus IV
View MIDI Complete Contrapunctus 1
Contrapunctus 2
Contrapunctus 3
Contrapunctus 4
Contrapunctus 5
Contrapunctus 6 a 4 in Stylo Francese
Contrapunctus 7 a 4 per Augment et Diminut
Contrapunctus 8 a 3
Contrapunctus 9 a 4. alla Duodecima
Contrapunctus 10 a 4. alla Decima
Contrapunctus 11 a 4
Contrapunctus 12
Contrapunctus 12 (inversion)
Contrapunctus 10a a 4
Canon in Hypodiapason – Resolutio Canonis
Canon in Hypodiatessaron al roversio e per augmentationem, perpetuus
Canon alla Decima – Contrapunto alla Terza
Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta
Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
Fuga a 2. Clav
Alio moda Fuga a 2. Clav.
Contrapunctus 19 – Fuga a 3 soggetti
Choral. Wenn wir in hoechsten Noethen Canto Fermo in Canto
View MIDI Selections For 2 Recorders (Andreola) Contrapunctus I
Contrapunctus II
Contrapunctus IV
Contrapunctus IX
Contrapunctus XVI rectus
Contrapunctus XVI inversus
View Synthesized Selections For Harpsichord (Muratt) Contrapunctus XIX


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