Fantasia Contrappuntistica
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Fantasia Contrappuntistica is a solo piano piece composed by Ferruccio Busoni. Busoni created several versions of the work including several for solo piano, and one for two pianos. It has been arranged for organ and for orchestra since the composer's death.
The work is in large part a homage to Johann Sebastian Bach's Kunst der Fuge. Conversely, Sorabji's Opus Clavicembalisticum appears to be a homage to Fantasia Contrappuntistica. Busoni dedicated the work to Wilhelm Middelschulte, "Meister des Kontrapunktes".
Fantasia Contrappuntistica is written in twelve parts:
- Preludio corale
- Fuga I
- Fuga II
- Fuga III (on B-A-C-H)
- Intermezzo
- Variazione I
- Variazione II
- Variazione III
- Cadenza
- Fuga IV
- Corale
- Stretta
In the 3rd fugue, there is a returning melody. The melody composed of 4 notes, which are B♭, A, C, and B♮. These 4 notes spelled Bach in German, where the H is the B♮, and is commonly known as the B-A-C-H motif. The reason for its appearance is because Busoni used a motif by Bach.
[edit] External links
- Analysis by Kenneth Derus
- Busoni Worklist
- Fantasia Contrappuntistica was available at the International Music Score Library Project.
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