Bach Toccata and Fugue in d minor for piano
Listen to the first part of this performance.
1. A Toccata is a piece including fast-moving lightly fingered passages. When does this song start to sound like a toccata?
2. Do you think the performer is using the pedal? Why or why not?
Bach Tocatta and Fugue in d minor for organ
3. Bach was a Baroque composer. The piano was not invented during his life, so his keyboard pieces were actually composed for organ or harpsichord. How does the organ sound different than the piano?
4. Different sets of keyboards on an organ are called manuals. How many manuals do you see on this organ?
5. A fugue is a piece that usually has 2 or more voices (melodies) that often imitate each other.
The lower "giant keys" played by the feet are called the pedalboard. How many black pedals can you count on the pedalboard?
Does this song sound
A. Major Throughout
B. Minor Throughout
C. Some Major and Some Minor passages
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