Prelude (Toccata) and fugue in E major, BWV 566
- Prelude (Toccata) and fugue in E major, BWV 566
Prelude (Toccata) and fugue in (C or) E major, BWV 566 is an organ work written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1708. It comprises four sections and is an earlyFact|date=April 2008 work of Bach's.
Its form resembles the Preludes and Fugues of Buxtehude.
The first section alternates manual or pedal cadenzas with dense suspended chords.
The second is a charming fughetta with much repetition following the circle of fifths.
The third section is a brief flourish for manuals ends with an even briefer pedal cadenza punctuated with 9-voice chords.
The fourth section is in 3/4 time, and is a second fuga with a rhythmic subject resembling the thema of the first fughetta.
Bach also wrote a transposed version of this in C major, to play on organs tuned in meantone where E major would sound discordant due to the organ's temperament. Various recordings of the C major version exist mainly on historic instruments (for example, Ton Koopman's recording on the Schnitger organ in Hamburg's Jacobikirche, and Marie-Claire Alain's recording on the Silbermann organ at Freiberg. Both have a high pitch leaving the "concert" pitch up to a tone higher than modern pitch) where the temperament is significantly unequal to merit playing it away from E major. Modern organs or those tuned to a more equal temperament do not have this need.
See also
* Other Toccata and Fugues
External links
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* http://www.albany.edu/piporg-l/meantone.html A few notes about temperament and the performance of BWV 566
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