The Fugues on the Magnificat for Organ or Keyboard (Dover Music for Piano) [Paperback]

Johann Pachelbel (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Music for Piano | Publication Date: July 19, 2011

Among the finest, most performed, and frequently studied of Pachelbel's works are the 95 short preludial fugues on the Magnificat. They rank among the most impressive pieces ever composed for organ or keyboard and can be played by advanced beginners or intermediate-level organists and pianists. Reprinted from an authoritative edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (July 19, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486250377
• ISBN-13: 978-0486250373
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,499,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very rewarding sheet music and a bargain., March 28, 1998

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This review is from: The Fugues on the Magnificat for Organ or Keyboard (Dover Music for Piano) (Paperback)

Pachelbel is famous for a single work, but he wrote a trainload of beautiful music. In Seventeenth Century performances of the Magnificat the organist was expected to improvise short preludes in all eight of the medieval modes. Or he could draw on this collection of 95 fugues in all the modes. Pachelbel generally uses short fugue subjects (typically 8 notes) to keep the pieces short, but there are some exceptions, including a few double-fugues. Most of the fugues require manuals only. (I play them on harpsichord.) Most are easy (for fugues). A few are two-voice fugues. Most will delight listeners just the way the famous canon does. Typography is superb and the price is unbeatable.