Was bachs Toccata and Fuege in D Minor origanaly composed for violin?!?!?!?

I heard from an organist at the San Fransisco Symphony. BUT IT HAS TO BE BOGUS!!

It sounds so good for organ. Imagine violins doing it. :D

Was bachs Toccata and Fuege in D Minor origanaly composed for violin?!?!?!?opera mobile

Surprisingly, it was written originally for the organ. Obviously, it was rewritten for orchestral playing and concerto, and therefore for violin, but originally was written for the organ.

Totally unrelated fun fact: did you know it is not actually in Dorian mode? Though the key signature suggests as much, when analyzed it is actually in D minor (hence the title). It was a common style in the Baroque period to exclude the actual key from the signature, and make alterations in the actual music. Weird, huh?

Was bachs Toccata and Fuege in D Minor origanaly composed for violin?!?!?!?imax theatre opera theater

I believe it was originally written for the harpsichord.
Bach was a baroque composer who primarily composed for the (pipe) organ due to his relationship with St. Thomas's Church in Lepzig, Germany,.

Johann Sebastian Bach (pronounced [jo?han/?jo?han ze?bastjan ?bax]) (March 21, 1685 O.S. 鈥?July 28, 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist 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. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, a control of harmonic and motivic organisation from the smallest to the largest scales, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France.

As for violins, I prefer Pachebel's "Canon in D Major"...

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