{"product_id":"bach-art-of-fugue-where-it-breaks-off-print","title":"J. S. Bach — The Art of Fugue, where it breaks off (autograph)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBach’s own hand — the last leaf of the final fugue of \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Fugue\u003c\/em\u003e, where the music stops in the middle of a bar. Nothing redrawn.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe document\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA faithful facsimile of the fifth leaf of the autograph, held at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Mus.ms. Bach P 200\/1). In the tenor, Bach writes his own name in notes: B flat, A, C, B natural. Beside the break, a later hand noted that the author died while at work on the fugue; the note is usually attributed to his son Carl Philipp Emanuel. The library’s gray backdrop is removed; the torn corner is the leaf’s own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). By Yoshitake Kobayashi’s chronology, these leaves were written between August 1748 and October 1749; Bach died in July 1750. No one knows for certain why the fugue stops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted to order and made to last. Choose \u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Matte\u003c\/strong\u003e (heavyweight matte art paper) or \u003cstrong\u003eFine Art Giclée\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hahnemühle cotton paper — the archival standard). The Métrica museum caption — artist, title, date and source — is printed \u003cem\u003eas part of the piece\u003c\/em\u003e, set in our house type. Free US shipping on two or more pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5c4e;\"\u003eJ. S. Bach · \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Fugue\u003c\/em\u003e, the final fugue, BWV 1080\/19, autograph · 1748–49 · Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin · Mus.ms. Bach P 200\/1 · Public Domain Mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mtr-theme\" style=\"font-family:'Ciutadella',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#8a8075;margin:14px 0 0\"\u003eTheme: Music manuscript — Johann Sebastian Bach’s handwritten score of the final fugue of The Art of Fugue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Métrica","offers":[{"title":"Museum Matte \/ A3","offer_id":67710089494628,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-A3","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Giclée \/ A3","offer_id":67710089527396,"sku":"GLOBAL-HPR-A3","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/2202\/3012\/files\/bach-art-of-fugue-where-it-breaks-off-print-01-mockup.jpg?v=1791983276","url":"https:\/\/shop.metrica.art\/products\/bach-art-of-fugue-where-it-breaks-off-print","provider":"Métrica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}