Orchestra - Partitura
Autore:Bach - Stokowski
Titolo:Toccata and fugue in D minor(Re minore)
Editore:Broude Brothers limited

FOREWORD
Of all the music of Bach this Toccata and Fugue is among the freest in form and expression. Bach was in the habit of improvising on the organ and harpsichord, and this Toccata probably began as an improvisation in the church of St. Thomas in Leipzig. In this lengthy, narrow, high church the thundering harmonies must have echoed long and tempestuously, for this music has a power and majesty that is cosmic. One of its main characteristics is immense freedom of rhythm, and plasticity of melodic outline. In the sequence of harmonies it is bold and path-breaking. Its tonal architecture is irregular and asymmetric Of all the creations of Bach this is one of the most original. Its inspiration flows unendingly. In spirit it is universal, so that it will always be contemporary and have a direct message for all men.

NOTES
I. Where the instrumentation required in the score is not available, the foliowing instruments may be omitted at the discretion of the conductor: Oboe III, Clarinet III, Bassoon III, Horns V-VI, and Trombone IV.

II. Where the horn parts are written in bass clef, the sound is a fourth higher, and not a fifth lower.

III. In the score, the clarinets, bass clarinet, and trumpets are written in C (actual sounds); in the parts in Bb.

IV. Where there is a long slur indicating legato (see after and similar places), the string players at each desk may wish to change their bows at different times in order to achieve an unbroken legato.

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