This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. The Complete Special Edition of Bach’s Fugues for Solo Violin: Vol.1 (Fugue in C major BWV1005 ‘Pentecoste’) and Vol.2 (Fugue in G minor BWV1001 ‘Christmas’) Eds. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. OF BACHS THE ART OF FUGUE Introduction The Art of Fugue BWV 1080 is one of Johann Sebastian Bachs finest masterpieces, a true testament to his achievement as a composer. SIMON: The Oregon Bach Festival runs from June 30th to July 16th.Ĭopyright © 2006 NPR. As a performer, Bach could improvise multivoice fugues at the organ, which is like writing four to six prose essays at the same time, using both hands and feet. Bach, raise your hands in the air, raise them like you just don't care. Straton told us this week that as the provider of the party, his words, not ours, he has a responsibility to bring a diverse musical collection to the dance floor. Bach cultivated during his lifetime, none has enjoyed more lasting influence than the prelude and fugue. SIMON: And the winning remix was performed by 20-year old Danny Straton, also known as DJ D-Bay 8. One of these devotees was a court organist in Bonn, Christian Gottlieb Neefe, who had studied in Leipzig under Bach’s successor at the Thomaskirche and just happened to be Beethoven’s teacher and who used the 48 preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier as the basis of his instruction in harmony and counterpoint as well as keyboard-playing. Bach: Preludes & Fugues - Joan Lippincott Organ by Paul Fritts & Company Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington Of the many musical forms that J.S. SIMON: DJ Smooth took second place with his performance. They took turns mixing hip-hop beats, spoken word, and Johann Sebastian Bach's Little Fugue in G Minor. Held in Eugene, Oregon, each contestant got five minutes to perform a live set and the chance to win $500.
The turntable enthusiasts were finalists in the Oregon Bach Festival's first Bach remix competition. But last weekend three DJ's went from the classics to classical. When DJ's talk about old school, they're usually referring to hip-hop from the late '70s or early '80s.
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