The Augmentation Canon in J.S. Bach's "Musicalisches Opfer"

The augmentation canon in Johann Sebastian Bach's "Musicalisches Opfer" ("Musical Offering") offers a glimpse of the composer determinately working on sophisticated contrapuntal problems. Possible solutions to completing the augmentation that have appeared in editions releas...

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Published inBach Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 50 - 77
Main Author Op de Coul, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berea, Ohio Riemenschneider Bach Institute, Baldwin Wallace College 01.01.2006
Subjects
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Baroque music
Canons
Compositional Techniques
Editions
Musical Analysis
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Summary:The augmentation canon in Johann Sebastian Bach's "Musicalisches Opfer" ("Musical Offering") offers a glimpse of the composer determinately working on sophisticated contrapuntal problems. Possible solutions to completing the augmentation that have appeared in editions released since the work's 1747 publication are examined and the canon is compared to similar works by Bach.
ISSN:0005-3600