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god 2. Bach-Stokowski Toccata Fugue inD minor symphonic transcription published from the library of LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI Broude Brothers New York FOREWORD (OF all the mus of Bach tie Tocata and Fugues among the fees in form and expresion, Bich was in che habit of improv ing on the orgin and harpsichord, and this Tota probably | began asan improviation i che church of Se Thomas in Lepsg, In this lengthy, narrow, high church the thundeving harmonics ‘must have echoed long and tempestuoudy, for this muse has 2 power and msjty that cosmic. One ofits main characteristics fs immense fcedom of ehythe, and plasticity of meodic outline In the sequence of harmonics i€ s# bold and path-breaking. Ite tonal archtecare is iregular and agymmetie. Of all the | creations of Bach this is one of the most original Its inspiration | flows unending, In spt i univer,» thae ie will abrays | bb contomporary and have a dteet mesnge fr all nen. | loro” NoTES rai; the flowing nerument may be onied at {he dare o the coducter: Ob Il, Chie I Beso Il, Hone VV and Tne. ‘Where the hon prt ace arte nbs, the sud ‘fou ghee nos Et ower. | 1 the scr, the iets crs and romps ete tal eu) the pt By IV, Whare here Ting rinsing agua fe snd sini ples) he sing payers teach Sky ‘a to change tee Lows a fren ines ere © Mitre sn anbeken le. | Aporoxinte Duta: 9 owes TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR Ada lnponint) = idee cmon ere cg ae ee rt vee, (Se wp fe Tee Se a ad wn fe = {= ee es & oe ee Pers | | opr 85 Leng thomas ‘ata ppp ‘Alghero | ft soit ao 4 Alege = a 36 animator a a Un poche, langue —— lie de als ok as & (25 o remo 1 ants neal —— ritenuto ny ve eH ~ Bs = eh poco a poco id agitate cee poco © poco| pid ogitto id largo id lrge HED Moto was

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