Baroque · 1750
Art of Fugue — Contrapunctus 1
J. S. BachBWV 1080
- Key
- Dm
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=80
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Opening fugue of Bach's last didactic work. D minor subject treated in 14 fugues + 4 canons.
Teaching points
- Subject = D minor triadic theme
- Bach's contrapuntal summa
- AO3: late Bach as theory text
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