| Work Title
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Huit fugues pour le Clavecin ou l’Orgue, Composées par Mr. J. Ph. Kirnberger, Musicien de Chambre de son Altesse Royale Madame la Princesse Amélie de Prusse, Abesse de Quedlinbourg.
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Kirnberger, Johann Philipp
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJK 25
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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8 pieces:
- Prelude and Fugue in C major, EngK 25
- Fugue in A minor, EngK 26
- Fugue in B-flat major, EngK 27
- Fugue in F minor, EngK 28
- Fugue in E-flat major, EngK 29
- Fugue in D major, EngK 30
- Fugue in D minor, EngK 31
- Fugue in C-sharp minor, EngK 32
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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after 1758
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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| Piece Style
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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harpsichord, organ
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| Manuscript Sources
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D-WRha Mus.pr B 42 (19th century, fugue in B♭)
Mus.ms. 30196 (77 pieces, copied out by Poelchau and containing many or all of these 8 fugues)
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| Extra Information
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These pieces were composed while Kirnberger was music director to the Prussian Princess Anna Amalia (from 1758 until his death. See Wikipedia)
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