Zoltán Göncz

Zoltán Göncz (born July 23, 1958 in Budapest) is a Hungarian composer who often applies archaic forms (canon, passacaglia) and complex structures in his compositions.

Works, completions

* "“…i rinoceronti del nero cosmo…”" – for brass quintet (1985–86)
* "Great canon" (Canon perpetuus per tonos et semitonium in contrario motu) – for orchestra (1987–88)
* J. S. Bach: Fantasia and "Fugue in C minor" BWV 562 (completion: 1989) (see external links)
* J. S. Bach: "Contrapunctus XIV" (Quadruple fugue) from The Art of Fugue (reconstruction and completion: 1990–92) (the score published by Carus-Verlag [CV 18.018] in 2006)
* "Whirl, Palimpsest, Pentium" – 3 algorithmic studies for 2 pianos (1996)
* "Canon gradus a 12" (per tonos, in contrario motu, per arsin et thesin) ad honorem J. S. – for mixed choir to a poem “Ten stairs” by Sándor Weöres (2005)

Publications

* The Permutational Matrix in J. S. Bach’s Art of Fugue, in: "Studia Musicologica" Vol. 33, pp. 109–119. 1991.
* Reconstruction of the Final Contrapunctus of The Art of Fugue, in: "International Journal of Musicology" Vol. 5, pp. 25–93. 1997 ISBN 3-631-49809-8; Vol. 6, pp. 103–119. 1998 ISBN 3-631-33413-3 (in Hungarian: A fúga művészete zárócontrapunctusának rekonstrukciója, "Bach Tanulmányok" 2, 1993.)

External links

* [http://www.bachorgan.com/Comps/fugue562-2.pdf J. S. Bach: "Fugue in C minor" BWV 562:2 (score)]
* [http://www.bachorgan.com/Comps/c-moll.html J. S. Bach: "Fugue in C minor" BWV 562:2 (notes and graphic chart)]
* [http://www.carus-verlag.com/index.php3?BLink=KKArtikel&ArtNummer=1801800 J. S. Bach: "Contrapunctus XIV" (reconstructed quadruple fugue from the Art of Fugue) – Carus-Verlag]