Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538
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Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538
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The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538, is an organ piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. Like the better-known BWV 565, BWV 538 also bears the title Toccata and Fugue in D minor, although it is often referred to by the nickname Dorian – a reference to the fact that the piece is written without a key signature – a notation that leads one to assume the Dorian mode. The two pieces are quite different musically. Like the Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 562, it is nearly monothematic. It opens with
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Organ music by Johann Sebastian Bach
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toccata_and_Fugue_in_D_minor,_BWV_538
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2006-01-17T07:01:25Z
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2024-09-02T19:05:51Z
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