Beethoven, Große Fuge (complete, Great Fugue), op. 133, string quartet (animated score)

Ludwig van Beethoven's Große Fuge (Great Fugue), opus 133, accompanied by an animated score. FAQ Q: Where can I get free sheet music for this piece? A: You can download score and parts from IMSLP: tinyurl.com Q: Where can I learn more about this piece? A: The Wikipedia article is pretty good en.wikipedia.org and this New Yorker article about a recently discovered manuscript is interesting tinyurl.com Q: Who is performing? A: I don't know. I licensed this recording from Royalty-Free Classical Music (dot com) through Shockwave (dot com), and they don't say who their performers are. Q: I'm having trouble following the rhythm. A: I'm not surprised; it's highly syncopated. I've done a couple of versions with barlines in them. First, here's a bar-graph-only version with barlines: www.youtube.com Next, here's a version with both balls and barlines: www.youtube.com If you don't like the balls, here's a bar-graph-only without barlines: www.youtube.com And, here's the original (bar-graph with balls, but no barlines): www.youtube.com Q: Isthere a way I could make the bar-graph scores myself? A: The Music Animation Machine MIDI file player will generate this display; you can get the (Windows) software here: www.musanim.com There are lots of places on the web where you can get MIDI files; I usually go to the Classical Archives site first: www.classicalarchives.com Q: Could you please do a MAM video of ______? A: Please read this: www.musanim.com .

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YouTube | June 9, 2010

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