Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bach%3A_Toccata_and_Fugue_in_D_minor%2C_BWV_565
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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:arrangements orchestral arrangement
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Halloween
gptkbp:characteristics improvisational style
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:cultural_significance iconic organ piece
gptkbp:duration approximately 10 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance 1700s
gptkbp:genre baroque
gptkbp:influence film music
gptkbp:inspired many adaptations
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:musician
gptkbp:is_popular_in used in horror films
gptkbp:key D minor
gptkbp:notable_for dramatic opening
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Ton_Koopman
gptkb:Gottfried_von_Einem
gptkb:David_Briggs
gptkb:Marie-Claire_Alain
gptkb:Helmut_Walcha
gptkb:Luca_Pisaroni
gptkb:E._Power_Biggs
gptkb:Peter_Hurford
gptkb:Daniel_Roth
gptkb:Gottfried_Bach
gptkb:Michael_Murray
gptkb:Jean_Guillou
gptkb:Olivier_Latry
gptkb:Rudolf_Lutz
gptkb:Wolfgang_Rübsam
gptkb:David_Sanger
gptkb:Thomas_Trotter
gptkb:Hugo_Distler
gptkb:Klaus_Mertens
gptkb:Andreas_Bach
Robert Quinney
numerous recordings available
Gottfried B. W. Schmitt
gptkbp:opus_number BWV 565
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:concert_tour
many organists
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:social_structure toccata and fugue
gptkbp:style fugue
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Glenn_Gould
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5