Fugue in G Minor

PROGRAM NOTES *** FUGUE IN G Minor is an original fugue for piano. The subject is an inversion of Bach's G Minor Fugue from Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier. Musically, the sheet music and the recording will tell you everything you need to know regarding your prospective purchase. Thank you for choosing this work. I hope you find it enjoyable and rewarding. Joseph Compello *** ABOUT THE COMPOSER ***Joseph Compello was an instrumental music teacher in Maryland Public Schools for over 30 years. During that time he wrote numerous original compositions to meet the needs of his students. In 1992 these classroom-tested compositions came to the attention of Andrew Balent who was Editorial Supervisor of Carl Fischer's Educational Music division. The immediate success of Compello's music soon found him making yearly contributions to the Carl Fischer Performance Series. Now retired from teaching with 200 published works to his credit, Compello, with degrees in music education from the Peabody Conservatory and Towson University, continues to draw on his extensive background to compose new music exclusively for Carl Fischer. His music for young players is now a model for college curricular study by music education students. A master's thesis by Abel Borg entitled "The resourceful and engaging compositions for beginning band by Joseph Compello" is available at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Compellois journey from school teacher to internationally published composer was recently chronicled in the Baltimore Sun. His ASCAP award winning music is now performed worldwide in venues ranging from school concerts to Carnegie Hall. 2023 will mark Compello's 29th year as a contributor to Carl Fischer's catalog of music for young bands.