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The band music now playing is J.S. Bach�s Contrapunctus 9 from The Art of Fugue for band.
Johann Sebastian Bach
The Art of Fugue
(Contrapunctus 1 through 14 & five Canons)
for Band
Amis Musical Circle is a classical music publishing company offering the arrangements, transcriptions and compositions of Kenneth Amis, tuba player of the world renowned Empire Brass. This transcription of The Art of Fugue contains Contrapunctus 1 through Contrapunctus 14 along with Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu, Canon in Hypodiapason (Canon alla Ottava), Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta, Canon alla Decima. Contrapunto alla Terza and (as a bonus) Canon in Hypodiatessaron al roversio e per augmentationem, perpetuus. At over 93 minutes of contrapuntal music, The Art of Fugue for band offers an ensemble many opportunities to show both its technical precision and musical maturity.
You can purchase the entire Art of Fugue for band collection at once, each individual Contrapunctus separately or the canons as a separate set. You can hear sound samples and look at sample score pages from select Contrapunctus for band at our online shop. We accept MasterCard, Visa and American Express credit cards. See our ordering information page or email us through our contact page and we'd be happy to answer any any questions you may have. You may also visit our featured composers page to learn more about the classical composers in our catalogue.To view and print the .pdf version of the catalogue and order form you�ll need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader, which is easy to install and use on any platform with any browser. You can use Windows Media Player, Real Network's free RealPlayer or any compatible media player to hear the sound files on this site.
Johann Sebastian Bach�s Art of Fugue was begun in the last decade of his life and represents the last great collection by the master composer. By 1750, fugue writing had gone out of style and The Art of Fugue did not receive the commercial success that his family had hoped. Nevertheless, the Art of Fugue took the idea of contrapuntal design to a new level and represents the work of a seasoned composer at the height of his artistic and intellectual genius. In this work, Bach explores various contrapuntal possibilities through the construction of several fugues and canons which show a level of sophistication and variety that remains unparalleled to this day. Never before nor hence has there been such a fusion of beauty and logic in the exploration of the principles of counterpoint. You can see more detailed program and performance notes on The Art of Fugue for band by clicking the link below.
Notes on The Art of Fugue for band.
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