Description
arr. Raaf Hekkema
The Art of Fugue consists out of 19 parts (Canons and Final Choral included).
Instruments per movement:
Contrapunctus I: english horn, soprano saxophone, basset horn, bassoon
Contrapunctus II: sopranon saxophone, b flat clarinet, basset horn, bassoon
Contrapunctus III: oboe, b flat clarinet, basset horn, bassoon
Contrapunctus IV: english horn, soprano saxophone, basset horn, bassoon Canon alla Ottava: soprano saxophone, bassoon
Contrapunctus V: oboe d´amore, b flat clarinet, soprano saxophone, bassoon
Contrapunctus VI: english horn, soprano saxophone, e or b flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Contrapunctus VII: oboe d´amore, b flat clarinet, soprano saxophone, basset horn, bassoon Canon alla Duodecima: oboe d´amore, bassoon
Contrapunctus VIII: b flat clarinet, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Contrapunctus IX: oboe, e flat clarinet, basset horn, bassoon
Contrapunctus X: oboe, b flat clarinet, soprano saxophone, bassoon
Contrapunctus XI: oboe, b flat clarinet, basset horn, bassoon Canon alla Decima: soprano saxophone, basset horn
Contrapunctus XII: b flat clarinet, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, bassoon
Contrapunctus XIII: soprano saxophone, english horn, bassoon
Canon per augmentationem: e flat clarinet, bass clarinet
Fuga a 3 Soggetti: oboe, b flat clarinet, soprano saxophone, basset horn, bassoon
Choral “Wenn wir in höchsten Noethen sein”: oboe d´amore, b flat clarinet, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, bassoon
Audio example of Choral “Wenn wir in höchsten Noethen sein” from Die Kunst der Fuge, performed by Calefax Reed Quintet:
