In music, the BACH motif is the sequence of notes B
flat, A, C, B natural. Bach's use of this cruciform
melody in reference to himself extended to its
inversion, retrograde, retrograde-inversion, and all
transpositions thereof.
J. S. Bach himself used it as a fugue subject in the
final part of Die Kunst der Fuge (BWV 1080), a work he
did not complete before he died in 1750.
Works which prominently feature the BACH motif include,
in chronological order:
1937-38 - Anton Webern: String Quartet (...(+)
In music, the BACH motif is the sequence of notes B
flat, A, C, B natural. Bach's use of this cruciform
melody in reference to himself extended to its
inversion, retrograde, retrograde-inversion, and all
transpositions thereof.
J. S. Bach himself used it as a fugue subject in the
final part of Die Kunst der Fuge (BWV 1080), a work he
did not complete before he died in 1750.
Works which prominently feature the BACH motif include,
in chronological order:
1937-38 - Anton Webern: String Quartet (the tone row is
based on the BACH motif)
1976 - Alfred Schnittke: Piano Quintet
1985 - Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 3