Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865 by J.S. Bach (Flexible)

$69.00

Grade 5

Fugue No. 20 in A Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1. Scored for 4/5-part flexible instrumentation (strings) plus optional timpani and chimes.

Grade 5

Fugue No. 20 in A Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1. Scored for 4/5-part flexible instrumentation (strings) plus optional timpani and chimes.

 

Pricing

$69

 *Music is delivered as a watermarked PDF file with a license to print as many copies as you need for your ensemble/school.

Details

Grade 5 – Flexible Instrumentation (strings*) + optional timpani and chimes
Year of Composition: 2020
Length: 5 minutes

*I envision this being performed by a string quartet or a string ensemble. Other instrumentations are certainly possible, however the ranges of the parts are quite large, making this a challenging fit for many wind instruments.

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Notes

Includes teaching ideas — ways to give students input and choices, discussion topics, tips for experimenting with each piece, and more.

Music is available as a PDF download with a license to print as many copies as needed for your individual ensembles.

INCLUDED IN THE PDF FILE:

  • C Conductor Score (also serves as percussion score)

  • Soprano part in C treble clef (violin I)

  • Alto part in C treble clef (violin II)

  • Tenor part in C alto clef (viola)

  • Bass part in C bass clef (cello and/or contrabass)

  • Creative Teaching Ideas + Suggested Listening Links


Note on Percussion:

Includes optional timpani and chimes. Additional percussionists can play one of the SATB parts on a mallet instrument.

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Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865 by J.S. Bach (Flexible)

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Fugue No. 20 in A Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1. Scored for 4/5-part flexible instrumentation (strings) plus optional timpani and chimes.