The Definitive Organ Edition: Bach’s Final Contrapuntal Masterpiece – Die Kunst der Fuge (Complete Organ Works Vol. 11)Product DetailsProduct Type:Sheet Music / ScoreBrand:Editio Musica Budapest (EMB)Composer:Johann Sebastian BachEditor:Zszkaliczky TamsISMN:9790080130827 / 979-0080130827Publisher Item Number:13082Genre:Classical / Baroque / Contrapuntal StudySetting:Organ (Orgona)Series:Bach: Complete Organ Works (Vol. 11 of 11)Publication Year:1991Country of Manufacture:HungaryOverviewThis isVolume 11, the concluding part of the comprehensiveComplete Organ Worksseries by Editio Musica Budapest, and it is dedicated entirely to J.S. Bachs monumental, multi-sectional work,”The Art of Fugue” (Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080). This large-format (B/4 quer) scholarly edition is designed specifically for the seriousorganistandmusicologist.Unlike many editions that leave the instrumentation ambiguous, this volume places the work firmly in the organ repertoire, providing a practical and authoritative score. The editor, Zszkaliczky Tams, has ensured that substantial source deviations are noted infootnotes, allowing the performer to make informed interpretative choices. This edition is complete, containing all theContrapuncti, theCanons, and the material from theAutographandAppendix, including the closingChorale “Wenn wir in hchsten Nten sein” (BWV 668a).ttekints (Hungarian Overview)Ez a11. ktet, az Editio Musica Budapest tfogsszes orgonamveisorozatnak zr rsze, s teljes egszben J.S. Bach monumentlis, tbb rszes mvnek,”A fga mvszetnek” (Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080)van szentelve. Ez a nagymret (B/4 quer), tudomnyos kiads kifejezetten a komolyorgonistkszenetudsokszmra kszlt.Sok olyan kiadssal ellenttben, amelyek bizonytalanul hagyjk a hangszerelst, ez a ktet a mvet hatrozottan az orgonarepertorba helyezi, gyakorlatias s hiteles kottt biztostva. A szerkeszt, Zszkaliczky Tams gondoskodott arrl, hogy a lnyeges forrsbeli eltrseketlbjegyzetekbenrgztsk, lehetv tve az elad szmra, hogy megalapozott rtelmezsi dntseket hozzon. Ez a kiads teljes, tartalmazza az sszesContrapuncti-t, aknonokat, valamint azautogrfs azappendixanyagt, belertve a zr”Wenn wir in hchsten Nten sein” korlt (BWV 668a)is.Product FeaturesFormat:Paperback (Kotta), B/4 Landscape (B/4 quer)Dimensions:B/4 quer (Ideal for organ consoles and music stands)Length:118 pagesPeriod:Baroque (16001750)Language:Multilingual notes (Hungarian, English, German, French)Weight:0.666 kgScholarly Feature:Footnotes detail source differences for informed performance decisions.Interesting FactsFinal Statement:Die Kunst der Fugeis widely considered Bach’s final and most ambitious treatise on counterpoint. Although its instrumentation is debated, many scholars and performers agree that theorgan, with its sustained sound and clarity, is the most suitable instrument for revealing the work’s dense, intellectual structure.The Chorale BWV 668a:This edition follows the common, poignant practice of concluding the unfinished final fugue with the chorale”Wenn wir in hchsten Nten sein” (When we are in deepest distress). This chorale was dictated by Bach on his deathbed, linking his ultimate meditation on musical form with his final spiritual reflection.Contrapuntal Variety:The work systematically explores the possibilities of a single musical theme throughcanons(imitation at various intervals, likeCanon alla decima),simple fugues(Contrapuncti 1-4), and complex forms liketriple fugues(Contrapunctus 8and11) andmirror fugues(Contrapunctus 12and13).rdekessgek (Hungarian Interesting Facts)Utols nyilatkozat:A fga mvszettszles krben Bach utols s legambicizusabb ellenponttani rtekezsnek tekintik. Br a hangszerelse vitatott, sok tuds s