FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for this videoQ: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece? A: Sheet music for this can be found here: http://...
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Q: What is the BWV number for this? A: BWV 565
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Q: Why does this piece of music remind me of horror movies? A: Because it was used in the 1962 version of The Phantom of the Opera. Before that, it did not have that connotation. When Walt Disney and Leopold Stokowski used it in the 1940 film Fantasia, they considered it to be a purely abstract piece --- "absolute music" --- which brought to mind expressionistic forms and lines. .
This is a great help when it comes to learning the piece.
Iluvgayboys(December 1, 2008 at 7:39 pm)
I love the Violin version of this by Vanessa Mae of course the originals brilliant too :)
mrzebra99(December 1, 2008 at 2:20 am)
awesome man. kudos to you!!!! loved it!!!
penilioobse(December 1, 2008 at 2:00 am)
BACH¡¡¡
fishjohnburg(November 30, 2008 at 11:41 pm)
6:33 is GREAT
goobernutz(November 30, 2008 at 10:49 pm)
mmmmmm.... tofffee and fudge.......
mackerman93(November 30, 2008 at 7:26 pm)
hahahaha! just what I thought. just imagine the controller xD
kuupox(November 30, 2008 at 3:25 pm)
anyone see potential for a video game here? organ hero?
theroseofawillowtree(November 30, 2008 at 3:15 pm)
i really like this video of the toccata as it really gives you the idea of where the notes are in relation to each other and how they should be played in relation to each other...
jrssjdca(November 30, 2008 at 10:03 am)
The irony is that the toccata is often played in a majestic church cathedral with a mammoth organ and otherwordly acoustics, demonstrating the heavenliness of the gifts that the composer possessed with music that only he could present to the world.
jrssjdca(November 30, 2008 at 9:59 am)
...Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, a passionate, almost maniacal piece that seems more at home in late-night horror movies (where it has often been quoted) than in the dignified confines of a church organ loft.
jrssjdca(November 30, 2008 at 9:58 am)
With regard to the discussion of differences in the style of the toccata and his later more mature works, and whether or not he was the writer or not, here's an excerpt from the internet that offers somewhat of an explanation: "Contrary to the stiff, proper image suggested by portraits from his later years, the young musician was something of a firebrand, often composing wild music to show off his considerable talent at the organ console. One of the best-known works of this period is the...
