What is Toccata and Fugue in D minor?
[[File:Young Bach2.jpg|thumb|Bach about 1715]] The '''Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565''' is a work for [[Organ (music)|organ]] by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. It was written about 1708. It is often identified with [[melodrama]]tic [[silent movie]]s and [[Horror movie|scary movies]], and was made famous when [[Walt Disney]] included the music in his [[animation|animated]] movie ''[[Fantasia (movie)|Fantasia]]''. Today, though, the original [[manuscript]] is lost and the work is known through [[wikt:copy|copies]] made by Bach's [[student]]s. ==In Popular Culture== ''Toccata'' has been referenced many times throughout popular culture. It is often used to represent fright, mystery, or the macabre, possibly due being written in a [[Minor scale|minor key]]. ==References== * Woodstra, Chris, et al. 2005. ''All Music Guide to Classical Music''. All Music Guide, LLC. p.&nbsp;50. {{ISBN|0-87930-865-6}}. ==References== {{reflist}} {{music-stub}} [[Category:Compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach]] [[Category:Solo organ pieces]]