SKU: P2.80057

The Toccata and Fugue in G Minor of J.S. Bach is perhaps best known from Disney's 1940 film Fantasia. Originally an organ work, the piece has been adapted successfully for various large and chamber ensembles. The sound of a tuba quartet or ensemble is a good brass counterpart to the organ, with its rich sonorities and ringing overtones. The ensemble should strive for a unified sound throughout, bearing in mind the work's solo origin. Interestingly, many scholars believe the disjunct craftsmanship of Toccata and Fugue not to be J.S. Bach's at all, but rather that of one of his sons, or an imitator.

SKU: HL.14002972

ISBN 9780853609001. 11.75x8.5x0.17 inches.

Toccata in C (or E) (566), Prelude and 'Wedge' Fugue in E minor (548), 'Great' Prelude and Fugue in G major (541), Prelude and Fugue in G minor (535), Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (the 'Great' G minor) (542), Edited by Sir Frederick Bridge and James Higg.

SKU: FH.C6R10

ISBN 9781554409426.

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About Celebration Series - Frederick Harris Music

Celebration Series is a comprehensive series of graded repertoire and etudes for piano. This outstanding collection of music from the Baroque era to the present day provides thoroughly engaging teaching and learning materials. Each book includes high-quality recordings, easily accessible online, to inspire students and teachers.

SKU: HL.14011001

11.75x8.25x0.43 inches.

J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German Baroque composer who is revered for the originality and skill of his contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. He spent most of his life working as an organist and choirmaster, but was also employed as a composer a many different Royal Courts. However, his skill as an organist and composer for Organ is what gained him the reputation he enjoyed during his lifetime.

This is perhaps epitomised by his Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor (BWV 542), often referred to as the Great Fantasia and Fugue. It has been edited by Sir Frederick Bridge and James Higgs.