Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 [SEP] instrumentation
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538
The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538, is an organ piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. Like the better-known BWV 565, BWV 538 also bears the title "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", although it is often referred to by the nickname Dorian – a reference to the fact that the piece is written without a key signature – a notation that is uncommon today and leads one to assume the Dorian mode.
However, the two pieces
(alternative version of BWV 535)
- BWV 536 – Prelude and Fugue in A major
- BWV 536a – Prelude and Fugue in A major (alternative version of BWV 536, possibly based on the original manuscript)
- BWV 537 – Fantasia and Fugue in C minor
- BWV 538 – Toccata and Fugue in D minor ("Dorian")
- BWV 539 – Prelude and Fugue in D minor ("Fiddle")
- BWV 539a – Fugue in D minor (see BWV 1000 for