J. S. Bach: The Art of The Fugue, arranged for SATB saxophone quartet
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SKU: A0.534350
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Paul Wehage. Baroque,Concert,Standards. 242 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3368447. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.534350).The Art of the Fugue is considered to be one of the greatest musical creations ever
undertaken. A series of fourteen fugues (last of which is not complete) and four canons
which are all based on the same d minor theme would perhaps seem, at first glance, to be a
pendantic academic exercise. However, in the hands of a composer such as Bach, the
monothematic material is magnified through repetion which creates a sound universe which
is all it’s own.
The work is also shrouded in mystery, as there are no tempo indications in the manuscript,
no indications of the instrumentation which Bach intended and no clear indication as to the
order of the movements. An ordering was given to the work after the composer’s death by
the composer’s son, C. P. E. BACH which attempted to underline the pedogogical aspects of
the composition (as a sort of a textbook for studying fugues and counterpoint). The order
used in this arrangement respects this ordering as it was given by Bach’s heirs. It would
seem probable however, that this order was not that intended by Bach.
The editor hopes that this new version of the Art of the Fugue will be useful in allowing
Saxophonists everywhere to perform this great work. For those who might have scruples
about performing this work on the saxophone, it is best to follow the example of our pianist
friends, who perform this work and others on an instrument that Bach himself said that he
disliked.
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