Famous Fugues and several from Requiems

William Wieland

Late Renaissance motets begin like fugues, e.g. Palestrina “Veni, sponsa Christi” A number of northern European and Italian composers wrote excellent fugues before J.S. Bach including Frescobaldi, Sweelinck, Scheidt, Froberger, Buxtehude, Pachelbel and Fischer. J.S. Bach WTC I (1722) – WTC = Well Tempered Clavier J.S. Bach WTC II (1744) J.S. Bach Art of Fugue (1745-50) – a tour de force ... and many more! Handel Messiah (1741) nos. 7, 21, 25, 28 and the last chorus Mozart Requiem (1791), “Kyrie” and “Osanna” Beethoven Grosse Fuge (1825) Op. 133 Berlioz Requiem (1837), “Hosanna” Brahms A German Requiem (1868) , conclusions of nos. 2, 3 and 6 Verdi Requiem (1869-74), “Sanctus” Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936), first movement Hindemith Ludus tonalis (1942) Shostakovich 24 Preludes and Fugues (1950-55)