Fugue, BWV 1000

burnabyguitar · #1 10-01-2021, 11:52 PM

Fugue, BWV 1000

https://youtu.be/lJwxFesd5_k

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Known as the father of classical music, Bach created more than 1,100 works, including roughly 300 sacred cantatas. His output is unparalleled and includes about every musical genre outside of opera. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations, and for vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival, he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.

The Fugue in G minor is a musical composition, possibly for the lute, written by Johann Sebastian Bach shortly after he moved from Köthen to Leipzig in 1723. Bach extracted the second movement from his Sonata No. 1 in G minor for solo violin, BWV 1001, written in 1720, and rewrote it; it is not clear that it was intended for the lute.

In music, a fugue is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject that is introduced at the beginning in imitation and which recurs frequently in the course of the composition. This fugue is frequently performed on violin, guitar, piano, even lute today. The guitar arrangement is based on Frank Koonce's book. It is selected as one of RCM (The Royal Conservatory of Music) Associate Diploma (ARCT) repertoire. The Associate Diploma (ARCT) and the Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) are the highest academic standings awarded by the RCM Certificate Program.

MakingMusic · #2 10-03-2021, 04:34 PM

Very nicely played and I enjoyed listening to it. Not what I normally listen to so it was a refreshing change of pace for me. Thanks.

burnabyguitar · #3 10-03-2021, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MakingMusic

Very nicely played and I enjoyed listening to it. Not what I normally listen to so it was a refreshing change of pace for me. Thanks.

thanks, yes I tried to make the phrasing and end of music idea more naturally. Inspired by many violinists but not guitarists

chuckv97 · #4 10-05-2021, 10:48 PM

Nice work on a difficult piece!

burnabyguitar · #5 10-09-2021, 12:25 AM

Thanks folks

I recorded J.S.Bach Fugue (BWV 1000) again few days ago to fix a wrong bass notes, and try to keep the sound as natural as possible when merging two mono voices from 2 mics.

Glennwillow · #6 10-09-2021, 10:02 AM

Hi Ming!

I watched your second video. Wow! That is a very tough piece, very challenging!

Really lovely job on this! What a pleasure to listen to you play!

- Glenn

burnabyguitar · #7 10-09-2021, 12:38 PM

Thanks Glenn! glad to know you like my interpretation

ChuckS · #8 10-13-2021, 10:02 AM

I enjoyed these recordings, thanks much.

burnabyguitar · #9 10-13-2021, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ChuckS

I enjoyed these recordings, thanks much.

Thanks ChuckS, I enjoyed your plays as well

Gitfiddlemann · #10 10-14-2021, 09:54 AM

Nice job on a very difficult piece.
It looks like you chose the Am transcription favored by Bream.
It's tough to hold a piece like this together. Well done!

burnabyguitar · #11 10-14-2021, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreF

Nice job on a very difficult piece.
It looks like you chose the Am transcription favored by Bream.
It's tough to hold a piece like this together. Well done!

thanks, yes it is Am. I use Frank Koonce's book for Bach lute works, which is the default selection for RCM. (Bream/Tarrega arranged BWV1001 from violin I think - which has a small difference with BWV1000 lute edition.