This spooky staple has long been associated with the horror genre, and was a go-to for scary films in the silent movie era. But what makes this work for the organ just so unsettling? Composed ...

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But first, some background. The Toccata and Fugue is most commonly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, but since the 1960’s, musicologists have opened the issue of authorship up for debate. And ...

The dark, deep sound of a solo viola takes on the role of a pipe organ, in an immensely beautiful and striking performance. The dramatic opening flourishes of Bach’s D minor Toccata and Fugue are one ...

A MULTI-cultural choir from Northern Ireland is on the search for new voices prior to visiting India this autumn. Toccata, founded by Dr Sunil Paulraj, a paediatrician at Belfast Royal Maternity Unit, ...

Many folks would call Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor the ultimate piece of scary music, thanks to any number of horror movies and pop culture moments that have used its thundering organ sounds as ...

Several individuals and groups have performed versions of J S Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, fusing together the original piece with different styles of music. One version of Bach’s Toccata and ...

Ever since it was featured in the soundtrack of the 1931 film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor has been the unofficial anthem of Halloween. In fact, classical music in ...

Widor's Toccata display of fireworks at the organ is a favourite for married couples to exit the church by in the UK. From March 2006. Show more Ever since Widor's Toccata was included in two Royal ...

Imagine a grand house on a hill, after dark on an autumn night. As the door opens, an organ pierces through the thick silence and echoes through the cavernous halls. The tune that comes to many minds ...