Little Fugue in G minor, BWV 578
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Little Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 is a piece of organ music written by Johann Sebastian Bach sometime around his years at Arnstadt (1703-1707). It is often confused that the Little fugue in G minor is Little in importance and duration, but the fact is Bach titled the piece Little to avoid confusion between this piece, and the later "Great" Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, which is longer in duration.
[edit] Score
The fugue's four-and-a-half measure subject is one of Bach's most recognizable tunes. The fugue is in four voices. During the episodes, Bach uses one of Arcangelo Corelli's most famous techniques: imitation between two voices on an eighth note upbeat figure that first leaps up a fourth and then falls back down one step at a time. This piece is mathematical and precise.
[edit] Appearances in Media
- The music is used as the theme music of Mega Man Juno, the final boss of the 1998 video game Mega Man Legends.
- The music is remixed as the theme song, Mission (FUGA), for the anime Area 88
[edit] External links
- Little Fugue in G Minor was available at the International Music Score Library Project.
- Musicmatch guide review on BWV 543. Musicmatch Guide, classical edition has album reviews and musical reviews on almost all works of J.S. Bach and many other classical composers.
- Free scores by J.S. Bach (of BWV 578) in the Werner Icking Music Archive (WIMA)
