14 Canons, BWV 1087 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 14 pieces
Composition Year 1747–48
Genre Categories Canons; For keyboard; Scores featuring keyboard soloists; For 1 player; For 2 instruments; Scores with open instrumentation; For 2 players; For 3 instruments; For 3 players; For 4 instruments; For 4 players; For 5 instruments; For 5 players; For 6 instruments; For 6 players; For 4 recorders (arr); For 4 players (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For 3 recorders (arr); For 3 players (arr); For 2 keyboards (arr); Scores featuring keyboard soloists (arr); For 2 recorders, keyboard (arr); For recorder, keyboard (arr); For 2 players (arr); For 3 saxophones (arr); Scores featuring the saxophone (arr); For 4 saxophones (arr); For 5 recorders (arr); For 5 players (arr); For 5 saxophones (arr); For 3 violins, keyboard (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 flugelhorns, bass trombone (arr); Scores featuring the flugelhorn (arr); Scores featuring the bass trombone (arr); For harpsichord, strings (arr); Scores featuring the harpsichord (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For strings with soloists (arr)

Contents

Performances

Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

For 2 Keyboards (Isseau)

 Canon 1; Canon 2
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Reccmo (2012/5/20)

⇒ 11 more: Canon 3; Canon 4 • Canon 5 • Canon 6 • Canon 7 • Canon 8 • Canon 9 • Canon 10 • Canon 11 • Canon 12 • Canon 13 • Canon 14

 Canon 3; Canon 4
#221851 - 0.00MB - 0:37 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 486×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

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 Canon 5
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 Canon 6
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 Canon 7
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 Canon 8
#221855 - 0.00MB - 0:27 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 367×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/5/20)

 Canon 9
#221856 - 0.00MB - 0:34 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 423×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

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 Canon 10
#221857 - 0.00MB - 0:31 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 447×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/5/20)

 Canon 11
#221858 - 0.00MB - 0:31 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 391×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

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 Canon 12
#221859 - 0.00MB - 0:45 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 371×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

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 Canon 13
#221860 - 0.00MB - 1:24 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 408×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/5/20)

 Canon 14
#221861 - 0.00MB - 0:55 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 465×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

MID file (audio/video)
Reccmo (2012/5/20)

Publisher Info. Michell Isseau
Performers Synthesized MIDI
Copyright
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Selections

For 2 Flugelhorns and Bass Trombone (Rondeau)

 Synthesized Performance
#674685 - 1.73MB - 1:29 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 105×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2021/2/8)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau, 2021.
Performers MIDI
Copyright
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For Harpsichord and Strings (Lutter)

 Synthesized Peformance
#830555 - 12.99MB - 10:12 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 16×⇩ - MP3 - Ingo Lutter

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Ingo Lutter (2022/12/27)

Publisher Info. Ingo Lutter, 2022.
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#221840 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13721×⇩ - Reccmo

PDF scanned by Michell Isseau
Reccmo (2012/5/20)

 Complete Score (color scan)
#430619 - 0.65MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 575×⇩ - Jun T

PDF scanned by F-Pn
Jun T (2016/7/17)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1741-46)
Copyright
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 Duplication (compressed)
#278228 - 0.67MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3846×⇩ - IkranAhiyik

PDF scanned by Savio Law
IkranAhiyik (2013/4/20)

 Duplication (with misc. materials)
#278227 - 4.40MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3400×⇩ - IkranAhiyik

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Publisher. Info. Composer's manuscript duplicated by Savio Law
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Various Instruments (Gomez)

 Complete Score
#188666 - 0.65MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 15574×⇩ - Marc Lanoiselée

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Marc Lanoiselée (2012/3/15)

 Engraving files (Finale)
#188667 - 0.82MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2411×⇩ - Marc Lanoiselée

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Arranger Alberto Gomez Gomez
Publisher. Info. Alberto Gomez Gomez
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For 2 Keyboards (Isseau)

 Complete Score
#221841 - 0.68MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4844×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/5/20)

 Engraving files (Finale)
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Editor Michell Isseau
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For Organ (Tessman)

 Complete Score
#514547 - 0.17MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1655×⇩ - Tessmanmusic

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Arranger Andrew W Tessman (b. 1988)
Publisher. Info. Andrew W Tessman, 2018.
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Selections

For 2 Flugelhorns and Bass Trombone (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Parts
#674683 - 0.63MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 226×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2021/2/8)

 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
#674684 - 0.45MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 70×⇩ - Michrond

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Arranger Michel Rondeau (b. 1948)
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For Harpsichord and Strings (Lutter)

 Complete Score
#830550 - 7.97MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 28×⇩ - Ingo Lutter

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Ingo Lutter (2022/12/27)

 Complete Parts
#830551 - 19.92MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8×⇩ - Ingo Lutter

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Arranger Wilhelm Lutter (1914-1999)
Publisher. Info. Lutter, Wilhelm, 1984 (?).
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 Complete Score
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 Complete Parts
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 Engraving Files (Finale)
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Arranger Wilhelm Lutter (1914-1999)
Editor Ingo Lutter (b. 1951)
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General Information

Work Title 14 Canons
Alternative. Title Verschiedene Canones über die ersten acht Fundamental Noten vorheriger Arie
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 1087 (deest)
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 58
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 14 pieces
  1. Canon simplex (simple canon)
  2. Canon all' roverscio (canon in inversion)
  3. Canon in motu recto e contrario
    (both previous canons simultaneously / the subject followed by its inversion)
  4. Canon in motu contrario e recto
    (the inversion followed by subject)
  5. Canon duplex à 4 (double canon in 4 parts)
  6. Canon simplex à 3 über besagtes Fundament
    (simple canon in 3 parts over said foundation)
  7. Canon simplex à 3 (the same [as Canon 6] in 3 parts)
  8. Canon simplex à 3. il soggetto in Alto
    (simple canon in 3 parts with the subject in alto)
  9. Canon in unisono post semifusam à 3
    (canon in unison after a semiquaver in 3 parts)
  10. Canon à 2 Alio modo per syncopationes et per ligaturas
    (canon in 2 parts in another manner by syncopation and merging)
  11. Canon duplex übers Fundament à 5
    (double canon over the foundation in 5 parts)
  12. Canon duplex über Fundamental Noten à 5
    (double canon over the fundamental notes in 5 parts)
  13. Canon triplex à 6 (triple canon in 6 parts)
  14. Canon à 4 per Augmentationem et Diminutionem
    (canon in 4 parts by augmentation and diminution)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1747–48
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3 to 10 minutes (largely depends on the number of repeats taken)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Primary Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Analysis of the 14 canons
Extra Information Based upon the first 8 notes of the Goldberg ground.
Discovered in 1974. Before then only canons 11 and 13 were known, with the latter as BWV 1076.
Canons 1 & 2: This work is retrogradable, i.e. it can be played in retrograde motion.

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