Congrats, Bach. You are the all-time champion composer - a title I certainly won't dare contest! When I was sitting down trying to find Bach's "most famous" piece, I realized it was pretty much impossible, no, it IS impossible. So we'll dedicate the next week to the music of Bach. Here goes!
Factoids:
- The title of this work, refers to the formal structure of the piece.
- Many classical pieces are titled by the form or tempo implied by the piece or movement.
- Toccata is a work usually written for organ or harpsichord, and in the case of Bach feature many distinct sections.
- Fugue is a piece based on a theme or subject which has 1 or more other musical ideas that imitate the subject entering at various times.
- While this is probably the most famous piece associated with Bach, some sources wonder if this piece is correctly attributed to the composer.
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