PERFORMED BY THE CAL POLY SYMPHONIC BAND, MY SOPHOMORE YEAR. THIS IS THE MOST FAMOUS OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH'S WORKS, BWV 565, AND THE MOST FAMOUS IN THE ORGAN REPERTOIRE. WRITTEN BY BACH BETWEEN 1703 - 1707 AND TRANSCRIBED FOR BAND BY ERIK LEIDZEN.
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Story behind the song
The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a piece of organ music believed to be composed by Johann Sebastian Bach sometime between 1703 and 1707. It is one of the most famous works in the organ repertoire, and has been used in a variety of popular media ranging from film, to video games, to rock music, and ringtones. The attribution of the piece to Bach has been challenged since the 1980s by a number of scholars.