Preface. Johann Seaston Backs Atel Paws, ‘ie hitherto wurupasse, sigue pro duct of Rermonso gem. conten ‘ne every Hind of comerpottond ain ‘oe oud the Some tees the last ‘word which the great maar rote (fovn with his vn hand. 4 serious tye disease presented hem, howteer, Grom quite completing the work, tnd aston has death This azote for ‘he noncompletion 27 the lst Jotte (page 78) contig of 3 Heme helt of which the laters spain ‘hs name are heard in bach Back leo conceived, Dal never ari out the wnezampld vdeaof combating hve (gre work witha fugue whch wat fo fontain no fower than 4 themes, all 4 parts of which were tbe toerted ‘and thus, asthe most eminent master. tee fo form the key ctom fo. the ‘of Fugue (et Forkl, Lit of Bach, 02-84) The fiat edition of all, shih ep peared in the year” £752, tatoo yore {fer the authorh death, cmatned, a2 1 supplement, the four-part hymn tenes sWhen we mist vuffer deepest ‘mows which ail to be found m me of the early manaseript- Dn hyn. ane Bach dictated « foo daye before Ie died, when he was completly tind, ‘nla the pen of ha sontnlas Aleks, fend i wee afterwarde edded to the (work as a ort of compeoatio forthe ‘incompleted last fugue. This may hase (fen rise lo theta at eed hymn {ine Belongs fo the Art of Fugue, hich ts, Aowecer, ‘highly inprobadle {st shows no relation arco fiom whatever withthe plan of the stork, Jor which reason the hy bane does not appear tn thie edton, but ‘an the Orgen book i the Gorman letter Jor oar nate Tele te German’ corraponding tearbe)Foca ta drt, | Reutine met = SS fsa upa tte vor, Vad vor. ghee Trsienietedstoms oan | guntign cements mre pated eee 7 Vila vost ree. ry 7 aga vit 23 vot wane ‘Capone I (alt ottara).= FUGAI we d'vock Andante con moto. J-S.Bach, iPFUGA IL 24 voei Andante,ma molto mosso. | ene eas: FUGA Ill a4 vou Andante. sempre Tegal Pe UeFUGA IV a4 voci. Andante con moto.“ Andante con moto, Psempre VegatoFUGA VI (in stile francese) a 4 voei. Andante sostenuto. Seempre legato © marcaFUGA VIII # a 3 voci, Allegro moderato.Allegro molto. FUGA Ix a 4 voci- FUGA X a 4-voci. Allegro,ma molto moderato. Is = SSa6 FUGA XI a 4 voci Allegro moderato. teepsT3| 259 | pas 2 ba fy 2. Bae eea- FUGA XII a 4 voci, Un poco Allegro.* pan*40 rae0bad FUGA XIV 44 vou (Warlante 24 N9X) Un poco Allegro. P sempre legato38,= GANONE L ‘Canone per augmentationem in motu contrario. Allegro con moto. atGANONE I. Canone all ottava, Allegro.o CANONE II. Canone alla decima (in contrapunto ala terza) Allegro assai. psempre legatooo° CANONE Iv. Canvue alla duodecuma (Gn contrapunto alla quita) Allegro assai. feS: Sethe aerate0 FUGA I per due Pianoforti. Allegro moderato.™ FUGA II per due Pianoforti, in altro modo. Allegre moderato. Fla’, I tf Allegro moderato,* FUGA XV a tre soggetti ed a 4 voei. Allegro moderato ¢ maestoso. P cempre legato