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Little Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 - J. S. Bach

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75 BPM 3:43 G Minor 4 tracks 1837 notes

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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75 BPM

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Playable signals
Tempo75 BPM
Duration3:43
Tracks4
Notes1837
Key / ScaleG Minor
Pitch rangeC2 (36) - C6 (84)
Range span48 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
DAFDm(add9)/EDm(add9)/FDsus2A/EAAsus4Fmaj7/A
00:00 - 00:55
Early middle
Dm(add9)/EDm11/FDm11A7/EFmaj9/ADsus4/AA7sus2Dm11/EA7sus2A11/D
00:55 - 01:51
Late middle
F5Fsus4F5Bbadd9/FFBbadd9/FF11Gm/BbGsus2F/A
01:51 - 02:47
Ending
GGaugG11Gsus4A7sus2/GF7sus2/EbCm11/FCmF5F
02:47 - 03:43

Description & Musical Analysis

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578, turns one short subject into a four-voice conversation. This keyboard fugue passes its theme through interweaving lines, building a focused study in Baroque counterpoint.

How to Play & Trivia

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578, turns one short subject into a four-voice conversation. This MIDI places the lines across four harpsichord tracks and lasts about 3:44, making the entries, bass movement, and closing cadence easy to follow. Listen for the subject as it passes from one register to the next, then compare the counterpoint with the chord map.\n\nSequence © Pierre R. Schwob - by permission. Original from [Classical Archives](https://www.classicalarchives.com/prs/free.html).

Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
G Minor
Pitch Range
C2 (36) - C6 (84)
Total Notes
1837

Note Distribution

C
215 11.7%
C#
23 1.3%
D
302 16.4%
Eb
112 6.1%
E
68 3.7%
F
209 11.4%
F#
57 3.1%
G
313 17.0%
Ab
11 0.6%
A
278 15.1%
Bb
229 12.5%
B
20 1.1%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track-1harpsichord856
Track-2harpsichord271
Track-3harpsichord531
Track-4harpsichord179

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:16 - 00:16M6.1 - M6.2D
00:17M6.3A
00:18M6.4F
00:19M7.1Dm(add9)/E
00:20M7.2Dm(add9)/F
00:20M7.3Dsus2
00:21M7.4A/E
00:22M8.1A
00:23M8.2Asus4
00:24M8.3Fmaj7/A
00:24M8.4Dm(add9)/E
00:25M9.1Asus4
00:26M9.2Asus4/D
00:27M9.3Fmaj7/E
00:28M9.4Dm(add9)/E
00:28M10.1Fmaj9/A
00:29M10.2Dm(add9)/E
00:30M10.3C#m/D
00:31M10.4Dm(add9)/A
00:32M11.1G11
00:32M11.2Bbadd9/C
00:33 - 00:34M11.3 - M11.4Am/Bb
00:35M12.1Gm(add9)/A
00:36M12.2Gsus2
00:36M12.3D11
00:37M12.4G
00:38M13.1D
00:39M13.2Bb
00:40M13.3Gm(add9)/A
00:40M13.4Gm11/Bb
00:41M14.1Gm11
00:42M14.2D7/A
00:43M14.3Bbmaj9/D
00:44M14.4Dsus4
00:44M15.1Bbmaj9/D
00:45M15.2Gm(add9)/A
00:46M15.3D7sus4
00:47M15.4Dsus4/G
00:48M16.1Gm(add9)/A
00:48M16.2Gm(add9)
00:49M16.3D7sus4
00:50M16.4Gm(add9)/D
00:51M17.1F#dim/C
00:52M17.2Gm(add9)/Bb
00:52M17.3C11/D
00:53M17.4Dm(add9)
00:54M18.1Asus4
00:55M18.2F6
00:56M18.3Dm(add9)/E
00:56M18.4Dm11/F
00:57M19.1Dm11
00:58M19.2A7/E
00:59M19.3Fmaj9/A
01:00M19.4Dsus4/A
01:00M20.1A7sus2
01:01M20.2Dm11/E
01:02M20.3A7sus2
01:03M20.4A11/D
01:04M21.1A11/E
01:04M21.2Dm(add9)
01:05M21.3A11
01:06M21.4Dm11/G
01:07M22.1Asus4
01:08M22.2D7sus2
01:08M22.3Gm11/D
01:09M22.4Gm9
01:10M23.1Ebmaj9/Bb
01:11M23.2Bb6/9
01:12M23.3Gm11/Bb
01:12M23.4F9
01:13M24.1F13/A
01:14M24.2Bbmaj7/A
01:15M24.3Eb/G
01:16M24.4Am7/G
01:16M25.1D
01:17M25.2G
01:18M25.3D
01:19M25.4Bb
01:20M26.1Gm(add9)/A
01:20M26.2Gm(add9)
01:21M26.3Em(add9)/G
01:22M26.4Em9/G
01:23M27.1G7sus2
01:24M27.2Cm7/Eb
01:24M27.3Cm9/Eb
01:25M27.4Cm(add9)/D
01:26M28.1Bbmaj9/D
01:27 - 01:29M28.2 - M29.1D
01:30 - 01:32M29.2 - M30.1D11
01:33M30.2Gm/D
01:34M30.3Bbmaj9/D
01:35M30.4Bb
01:36M31.1C7sus2
01:36M31.2Am
01:37M31.3Bbsus2
01:38M31.4Gm
01:39M32.1Gm(add9)/A
01:40M32.2F11
01:40M32.3Em/G
01:41M32.4Ebsus2/F
01:42M33.1C7sus2
01:43M33.2Bb
01:44M33.3F
01:44M33.4Csus2/D
01:45M34.1Gm11/A
01:46M34.2Gm
01:47M34.3Gm11
01:48 - 01:48M34.4 - M35.1F
01:49M35.2Fsus4
01:50M35.3F5
01:51M35.4Bbadd9/F
01:52M36.1F5
01:52M36.2Fsus4
01:53M36.3F5
01:54M36.4Bbadd9/F
01:55M37.1F
01:56M37.2Bbadd9/F
01:56M37.3F11
01:57M37.4Gm/Bb
01:58M38.1Gsus2
01:59M38.2F/A
02:00M38.3Fsus2
02:00M38.4G7sus4
02:01M39.1C/E
02:02M39.2Ebadd9/F
02:03 - 02:04M39.3 - M39.4Dm/Eb
02:04 - 02:05M40.1 - M40.2Cm(add9)/D
02:06 - 02:07M40.3 - M40.4Bbadd9
02:08M41.1Bbsus2
02:08M41.2Bbadd9
02:09M41.3Dm7/F
02:10M41.4Bbadd9/D
02:11M42.1Cm9
02:12M42.2Bb6/D
02:12M42.3Gm11/Bb
02:13M42.4Am7/C
02:14M43.1Ebadd9/F
02:15M43.2Bbsus4/F
02:16M43.3F7
02:16M43.4Cm11/Bb
02:17M44.1F7
02:18M44.2F11/Bb
02:19M44.3F11/C
02:20M44.4Bbmaj9/C
02:20M45.1F11
02:21M45.2Cm11/Eb
02:22M45.3Ebadd9/F
02:23M45.4Bb
02:24M46.1Bbmaj7/D
02:24M46.2Gsus4/C
02:25M46.3Gm11
02:26M46.4Fadd9
02:27M47.1Gsus2/A
02:28M47.2Bb5
02:28M47.3F11
02:29M47.4Ebadd9
02:30M48.1Fsus2/G
02:31M48.2Ab5
02:32M48.3Eb11
02:32M48.4Cm11/D
02:33M49.1G
02:34M49.2Am7/C
02:35M49.3Dm7b5/C
02:36M49.4Fm
02:36M50.1Fm(add9)/Ab
02:37M50.2G7sus2
02:38M50.3G7
02:39M50.4Cm(add9)/G
02:40 - 02:40M51.1 - M51.2Gsus4
02:41M51.3Cm11/D
02:42M51.4Cm/Eb
02:43M52.1Fm(add9)
02:44M52.2Cm(add9)/G
02:44M52.3G7
02:45 - 02:48M52.4 - M53.3G
02:48M53.4Gaug
02:49M54.1G11
02:50M54.2Gsus4
02:51M54.3A7sus2/G
02:52M54.4F7sus2/Eb
02:52M55.1Cm11/F
02:53 - 02:54M55.2 - M55.3Cm
02:55M55.4F5
02:56M56.1F
02:56M56.2Fsus4/Bb
02:57M56.3Bb
02:58M56.4Eb5
02:59M57.1Eb
03:00M57.2F7/A
03:00M57.3Am
03:01M57.4D5
03:02M58.1D11
03:03M58.2Gm(add9)
03:04M58.3D7sus4
03:04M58.4Gm(add9)/Bb
03:05M59.1D7
03:06M59.2Gm
03:07M59.3D/F#
03:08M59.4Dsus4/G
03:08M60.1F/A
03:09M60.2Bb5
03:10M60.3G/B
03:11M60.4C5
03:12M61.1A/C#
03:12M61.2Cm(add9)/D
03:13M61.3Em11/D
03:14M61.4Fm(add9)/G
03:15M62.1Gm9/Bb
03:16M62.2F7sus2/Eb
03:16M62.3F7/Eb
03:17M62.4Bb
03:18M63.1Ebmaj7/D
03:19M63.2Adim
03:20M63.3D7/C
03:20M63.4C7sus2/G
03:21M64.1Gm(add9)/D
03:22M64.2C7sus2/Bb
03:23M64.3Gm(add9)/A
03:24M64.4Gm(add9)
03:24M65.1Gm11/A

The table shows the first 220 chord changes. The player keeps the complete MIDI performance available for listening and visual practice.