Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552
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Johann Sebastian Bach's
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St. Anne', BWV 552 is a substantial piece for the organ
that is a prime example of the composer's use of religious symbolism. The prelude and fugue form the opening and closing movements, respectively, of the Clavier-Übung III
, which was published in September 1739. The fugue is known to English speakers as the St Anne fugue because its first few bars sound like the first line of the Anglican hymn tune Saint Anne (the tune to 'O God, Our Help in Ages Past
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St. Anne', BWV 552 is a substantial piece for the organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
that is a prime example of the composer's use of religious symbolism. The prelude and fugue form the opening and closing movements, respectively, of the Clavier-Übung III
Clavier-Übung III
The Clavier-Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass, is a collection of compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach, started in 1735–6 and published in 1739. It is considered to be Bach's most significant and extensive work for organ, containing some of his musically most...
, which was published in September 1739. The fugue is known to English speakers as the St Anne fugue because its first few bars sound like the first line of the Anglican hymn tune Saint Anne (the tune to 'O God, Our Help in Ages Past
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
O God, Our Help in Ages Past is a hymn by Isaac Watts and paraphrases Psalm 90. It originally consisted of nine stanzas. In present usage, however, the hymn is usually limited to stanzas one, two, three, five and nine...
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See also
- List of compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach
- Bach compositions printed during the composer's lifetime
External links
- Free download of the Prelude and Fugue, BWV 552, recorded by James KibbieJames KibbieJames Kibbie is an American concert organist, recording artist and pedagogue. He is Professor of Organ at the University of Michigan.- Biography :James Kibbie was born in 1949 in Vinton, Iowa, USA...
on the 1724–30 Trost organ in the Stadtkirche, Waltershausen, Germany