Organ & keyboard
Baroque · 1717

Toccata in F major

J. S. BachBWV 540

Key
F
Time
3/8
Tempo
♩=88
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Toccata + Fugue with two huge pedal points. Longest pedal solos in Bach's organ output.

Teaching points

  • Pedal points + stamina
  • Fugue subject derived from toccata figuration
  • Diploma-standard organ piece
Full score ↓Public domain

Bach-Gesellschaft + Peters, public domain.

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