The Art of the Fugue
by José Rodríguez Alvira
The Art of the Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080) is one of the great monothematic works of Bach. It is based on this theme:
With this theme Bach writes 14 fugues (one was unfinished) and 4 canons:
Fugues
- 4 simple fugues (Contrapunctus I - IV)
Contrapunctus I
Contrapunctus II
Contrapunctus III
Contrapuntus IV
About the expositions of Contrapunctus I to IV - 3 stretto fugues with inverted answers (Contrapunctus V - VII)
Contrapunctus V - 4 double / triples fugues (Contrapunctus VIII - XI)
Contrapunctus VIII
Contrapunctus X - 2 mirror fugues (Contrapunctus XII - XIII)
Contrapuntus XII - unfinished quadruple fugue (Contrapunctus XIV)
Canons
- canon per Augmentationem in contrario motu
- canon alla Ottava
- canon alla Duodecima in contrapunto alla Quinta
- canon alla Decima in contrapunto alla Terza
Related links:
- Complete score in IMSLP / Petrucci Library
- The Art of the Fugue in Wikipedia
Bibliographie:
- Tovey, D. (1931). Companion to the Art of Fugue of J.S. Bach. Great Britain. Oxford University Press.