Bach Toccata and Fugue in E major, BWV 566
The Prelude (Toccata) and Fugue in E major, BWV 566 is a work for organ written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1708. It is an eartly work, comprising four sections and greatly resembling the Preludes and Fugues of Dietrich Buxtehude. Bach wrote a version of the piece in C major, nowadays known as BWV 566a, in order to be able to play it on meantone organs, where E major would sound discordant.
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Difficulty Level:hard
Average Duration:11 min
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach
Key:E Major
Instruments:Organ
Period:Baroque
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