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On the organ, the way Bach wrote it

James Kibbie (CC BY-NC-ND) · Audio file

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Version 1 of 12. Listen for the same four-bar theme. A single voice states it alone, then a second enters a fifth higher while the first carries on underneath.

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How a fugue works

Twelve versions of the same eighteen seconds. Bach's “Little” Fugue in G minor opens with one short theme, then a second voice answers it. Hear it on organ, harpsichord, music box, orchestra, brass and guitar, and watch it traced on screen.

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