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B Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685 - 1750 · Baroque

Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080

BWV Die Kunst der Fuge
Baroque D minor Fugues Canons 80-100 minutes
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Sheet music · public domain · 55 editions Open on IMSLP →
Composed
1742-46; rev. 1748–50
First published
1751 - Berlin:
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV
Dedication
Movements
15

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15 (holograph); 24 (1st edition); *Bach's holograph (12 fugues, 3 canons); *Final version (as published) (14 fugues + arrangement, 4 canons, chorale-setting)

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