BWV 1080

Die Kunst der Fuge

The Art of Fugue

Chamber Work Complete

About this Work

The Art of Fugue, or The Art of the Fugue (German: Die Kunst der Fuge), BWV 1080, is an incomplete musical work of unspecified instrumentation by Johann Sebastian Bach. Written in the last decade of his life, The Art of Fugue is the culmination of Bach's experimentation with monothematic instrumental works.

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Year 1740-1750
Place Leipzig