Fugue in G minor, BWV 1000
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The Fugue for Lute in G Minor is a musical composition for the lute
, written by Johann Sebastian Bach
sometime shortly after he moved from Köthen
to Leipzig
in 1723. The work's BWV
number is 1000.
, possibly made by Bach's lutenist friend, Christian Weyrauch.
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
, written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
sometime shortly after he moved from Köthen
Köthen (Anhalt)
Köthen is a city in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, about north of Halle.Köthen is the location of the main campus and the administrative center of the regional technical university Hochschule Anhalt which is especially strong in information...
to Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
in 1723. The work's BWV
BWV
The Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis is the numbering system identifying compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. The prefix BWV, followed by the work's number, is the shorthand identification for Bach's compositions...
number is 1000.
Origin
Bach extracted the second movement from his Sonata No. 1 in G minor for solo violin, BWV 1001, written in the year 1720, and rewrote it for the lute. No definitive manuscript version exists today, although there is a contemporary copy in tablatureTablature
Tablature is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches....
, possibly made by Bach's lutenist friend, Christian Weyrauch.
See also
- Prelude in C minor, BWV 999Prelude in C minor, BWV 999The Prelude in C Minor is a musical work for solo lute written by the composer Johann Sebastian Bach.-Recordings:Recordings of this piece are rare unless it is performed as an introduction to BWV 1000, which is Bach's Fugue in G minor...
- CFugue C++ music programming library for interoparating between Carnatic music and Western music by Gopalakrishna