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- What is Toccata and Fugue played on?
- How would you describe Toccata and Fugue in D minor?
- What is the harmony of Toccata and Fugue in D minor?
- What film featured Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor?
What is Toccata and Fugue played on?
Bach. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565, two-part musical composition for organ, probably written before 1708, by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its majestic sound, dramatic authority, and driving rhythm.
How would you describe Toccata and Fugue in D minor?
The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a piece of organ music written, according to its oldest extant sources, by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). The piece opens with a toccata section, followed by a fugue that ends in a coda. Scholars differ as to when it was composed.
What is the harmony of Toccata and Fugue in D minor?
Although only simple triadic harmony is employed throughout the fugue, there is an unexpected C minor subject entry, and furthermore, a solo pedal statement of the subject—a unique feature for a Baroque fugue. Immediately after the final subject entry, the composition resolves to a sustained B♭ major chord.
What film featured Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor?
The Toccata and Fugue in D minor was used in the 1962 film adaptation of "The Phantom of the Opera."
