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The Daily Book of Classical Music
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The Daily Book of Classical Music

by Leslie Chew, Scott Spiegelberg, Dwight DeReiter, Cathy Doheny, Colin Gilbert, Greenwood, Travers Huff, Susanna Loewy, Melissa Maples, Jeff McQuilkin
September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Walter Foster
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image DAY 224 CELEBRATED WORKS

Toccata and Fugue in D minor

BY JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, CA. 1708

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Power, grace, beauty, drama—this one mesmerizing work for solo organ has it all. In about eight minutes the listener is taken on a wild ride through what may seem like the musical equivalent of a Halloween fun house. In fact, the opening bars of the Toccata have practically become pop culture’s theme for all things spooky. In a case like this, it may not be easy to strip the work of its silly modern associations, but only when we look beyond the visions ...

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