The Art of Fugue

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The Art of Fugue: References & Edit History

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chamber music style of Bach
- In chamber music: Late Baroque period, c. 1675–1750
collection of fugues
- In fugue: Varieties of the fugue
discussed in biography
- In Johann Sebastian Bach: Last years

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Betsy Schwarm

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Moved "BWV 1080" as an alternate title.	Alicja Zelazko	Apr 19, 2019
	Changed the title of the work from "The Art of the Fugue, BVW" to "The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080."	Alicja Zelazko	Apr 16, 2019
	Add new Web site: AllMusic - Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080.	Surabhi Sinha	Apr 08, 2015
	Add new Web site: Classical Archives - Art of the Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge), BWV1080.	Surabhi Sinha	Sep 04, 2014
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper Betsy Schwarm	Aug 05, 2013