Bach's Passacaglia in C Minor.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Mulbury, David
- Source
- Bach: Journal of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute. Oct1972, Vol. 3 Issue 4, p17-24. 12p.
- Subject
- *COMPOSERS
*BAROQUE music
*ORGAN music
- Language
- ISSN
- 0005-3600
The article offers information on the Baroque organ music "Passacaglia in C Minor" by composer Johann Sebastan Bach. It addresses the problem on whether the music was written for organ, pedal harpsichord, or pedal clavichord. It also argues against the performance of the passacaglia with a different registration for each variation. A registration plan based on the type of organ Bach played to complement and delineate the formal architecture of the "Passacaglia"and of the "Fugue" is presented.