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Title: Bach, "Little" Fugue (G minor, BWV 578)
Added: Jun 4, 2007
Author: smalin
Duration: 3:39
Description:
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for this videoQ: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece?A: Here are a few places: http://imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/d/dd/IMSLP04395-Bach_-_BGA_-_BWV_578.pdf http://icking-music-archive.org/scores/bach/bwv578/Bach_Fugue_Gminor.pdf http://icking-music-archive.org/scores/bach/bwv578/fuga-bwv578.pdfQ: Is there a version for piano?A: Here's an arrangement I made: http://www.musanim.com/pdf/bwv578_LittleFugue_PianoArr.pdfand here is one of Olga Samaroff's arrangements http://www.musanim.com/pdf/samaroff_bach_fugue.pdf(much better than mine)Q: What is the BWV number for this piece?A: 578.Q: Where can I download a good version of this?A: If you sign up for a Vimeo account (free), you can download the .m4v (QuickTime) original of this (the one I uploaded to YouTube); this can be played on your computer, or a video iPod; here's the link: http://www.vimeo.com/204519Q: What instrument is that?A: The instrument here is a Post fortepiano (a sampled instrument), used as a pedal piano.Q: I'd rather hear it on the organ.A: YouTube contributor TheAPAnderson has posted a version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1XD1MSES_8Q: Pedal piano!?! What the **** is that?A: It's a piano with a pedalboard, like an organ. If you want to know more about this, the Wikipedia article is good http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedal_pianoand this company is actually making them (if seeing these pictures doesn't make you want one, you're either not a pianist or not an organist): http://www.borgato.it/doppioborgato.htmQ: Who is performing?A: This rendition isn't exactly a performance in the traditional sense; it was done by Stephen Malinowski (smalin, me) using the conductor program; you can read more about that here: http://www.musanim.com/tapper/Q: What do the colors in the bar-graph score mean?A: The colors show which "voice" is playing.Q: Why are there two lines an octave apart in the bass?A: In organ music, the parts are often doubled with pitches that are higher than the notated pitch. In addition, the lowest part, played by the pedals, is sometimes doubled an octave lower. When parts are doubled, you tend to hear the lowest pitch, so in the bass part, there was the question: should I show the notated pitch or the pitch you hear? I decided to show both.Q: Is there a way I could make the bar-graph scores myself?A: The Music Animation Machine MIDI file player will generate this display; you can get the (Windows) software here: http://www.musanim.com/player/There are lots of places on the web where you can get MIDI files; I usually go to the Classical Archives site first: http://www.classicalarchives.com/Q: Could you please do a MAM video of _________?A: Please see: http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMRequests.html.
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Youtube Comments: 2399
CrossbowManD Says:
May 11, 2012 - Yes I have tried but I feel like I am playing them wrong my hands are not really playing independantly from each other. It is more like a dance and each hand takes turns leading. You get what I mean?
smalin Says:
May 11, 2012 - Good start; now: differentiate the parts. Play the hands separately and work on interpretation: which notes are accented, which notes are slurred, which are played staccato, etc. Make each part complete, expressive, and meaningful, and be conscious of what you're doing to achieve that. Then, when you put the hands together, figure out how to play both parts the way you did them separately. If necessary, record yourself and listen to the recording to hear what you are and aren't doing.
CrossbowManD Says:
May 12, 2012 - Alright thanks for the advice. That is alot of work but piano is becoming my passion so I do not mind.
IronGeekTV Says:
May 12, 2012 - kto teraz robi zadanie zmuzyki łapa w góre :P
AndreDeSatterlee Says:
May 16, 2012 - can i get any of these in a MIDI file?
heavenmetal1 Says:
May 17, 2012 - Wow bach you are the greatest.
wishing2fly Says:
May 20, 2012 - Love love love this piece!! My friend and I are playing a violin-cello arrangement of this, on the violin and bassoon, for our senior recital (:
Infernum Et Paradiso Says:
May 24, 2012 - This is my favorite song classic :3
windowlicker1 Says:
May 26, 2012 - don't let a program visualize the music for you. that takes away from the imagination :0
ChewyCervantes Says:
May 27, 2012 - You need to be a fucking octopus to play this on piano. lol.
MoonGaze21 Says:
May 27, 2012 - Is this the full version of this ; or was it meant to be this short?
smalin Says:
May 27, 2012 - Why do you think it's called "little"?
charissamarluk Says:
May 27, 2012 - this is so beautiful...thanks so much steve...!
MoonGaze21 Says:
May 27, 2012 - I see. I thought "little" was referring to something else like the mode of composition or the relevance when compared to his other works, and not the duration. cool beans. thx.
smalin Says:
May 27, 2012 - Bach wrote a much longer fugue in G minor, so people (later, not Bach himself), called the longer one "great" and the shorter one "little."
charissamarluk Says:
May 27, 2012 - i love you steve...!
smalin Says:
May 27, 2012 - So I've heard ...
charissamarluk Says:
May 27, 2012 - i love you steve...you sing for me...
charissamarluk Says:
May 27, 2012 - i am so very...very sorry..steve....i love you so much...i can't help it...please consider it a compliment because i care...your music is so wonderful...
charissamarluk Says:
May 27, 2012 - do you know that love you...?
charissamarluk Says:
May 27, 2012 - kiss-kiss...!!
charissamarluk Says:
May 27, 2012 - omg... this so awesome...!!!it is so perfet... thanks so much steve...c
temperheaded1 Says:
May 29, 2012 - Was this played on a organ ?
Braedon aspden Says:
May 30, 2012 - Piano.
smalin Says:
May 11, 2012 - Have you tried learning some of his two-part inventions? That's a good place to start.