Bach, Johann Sebastian : Fuge C-Dur BWV 952
Work Overview
Publication Year:1843
First Publisher:Peters
Instrumentation:Piano Solo
Genre:fuga
Total Playing Time:2 min 00 sec
Copyright:Public Domain
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Author : Asayama, Natsuko
Last Updated: June 1, 2008
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Author : Asayama, Natsuko
Due to its unclear transmission history, this work has often been treated as a doubtful composition in recent years. However, given the numerous similarities in structure and atmosphere with The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 870/2, and Clavier-Büchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Fugue No. 31 in C major, BWV 953, and Fugue in C major, BWV 953, it is considered highly probable that it is a genuine work by J. S. Bach.
The piece as a whole divides into two sections from measure 5, where the three-voice subject exposition concludes. Central to this is the perfect cadence in E minor at measure 23. Up to this point, the interpolations revolve around minor keys such as D minor and A minor; after this central cadence, the music enters the realm of major keys, returning from F major to C major.
In terms of the frequent appearance of clear perfect cadences in the first half, it is closer to Fugue No. 1 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870/2, than to Fugue BWV 953; however, the use of the E minor cadence as a central cadential point in the piece makes it appear almost like a sister work to Fugue BWV 953. In any case, it is a work that exemplifies one typical form of Bach's C major fugues.
Author : Ooi, Kazurou
Last Updated: November 20, 2023
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Author : Ooi, Kazurou
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