Fugue in G minor, BWV 578
Organ composition by Johann Sebastian Bach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Fugue in G minor, BWV 131a or Fugue in G minor, BWV 1000.
Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, (popularly known as the Little Fugue), is a piece of organ music written by Johann Sebastian Bach during his years at Arnstadt (1703–1707). It is one of Bach's best known fugues and has been arranged for other voices, including an orchestral version by Leopold Stokowski.[1]
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Early editors of Bach's work attached the title of "Little Fugue" to distinguish it from the later Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, which is longer in duration and more challenging to play.