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There are so many ways to take in this unique and magnificent work. The listener, with no preconceptions or prior knowledge, can simply let the music's ebb and flow direct the attention. This is special performance of this music. Performing on period instruments, Massachusetts-based Aston Magna is one of the finest Baroque music ensembles based in the U.S. The mission of the Aston Magna Foundation is to enrich the appreciation of music of the past and the understanding of the cultural, political, and social contexts in which it was composed and experienced. The goal is to reach a larger public through the use of historical instruments and practices in performances, recordings, and workshops, and through innovative interdisciplinary educational programs, publications, and electronic media. Album Tracks 1. Art of the Fugue~Fugues in Simple Counterpoint. Contrapunctus I (diatonic) 2. Art of the Fugue~Fugues in Simple Counterpoint. Contrapunctus II (added dotted rhythms) 3. Art of the Fugue~Fugues in Simple Counterpoint. Contrapunctus III (inverted subject added chromaticism) 4. Art of the Fugue~Fugues in Simple Counterpoint. Contrapunctus IV (inverted subject, some stretto, still more chromaticism) 5. Art of the Fugue~Canon at the octave (Contrapunctus XII, in triple time) 6. Art of the Fugue~Stretto Fugues. Contrapunctus V (diatonic) 7. Art of the Fugue~Stretto Fugues. Contrapunctus VI (Inchin Stile FranceseInch with diminution) 8. Art of the Fugue~Stretto Fugues. Contrapunctus VII (with diminution and augmentation) 9. Art of the Fugue~Canon at the tenth (Contrapunctus XIV) 10. Art of the Fugue~Triple Fugue (Contrapunctus VIII, in three voices; fugues on countersubjects only; BACH motive in retrograde or inversion) 11. Art of the Fugue~Double Fugue (Contrapunctus IX, countersubject and original subject) 12. Art of the Fugue~Canon at the twelf
