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[[Johann Sebastian Bach|J.S. Bach]]'s ''[[Toccata and Fugue in D
If there is an [[Ominous Pipe Organ]] in a [[Haunted House]], it's probably playing the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXoyr_FyFw opening bars] of the ''Toccata and Fugue in D
There has been some debate as to whether Bach actually wrote the piece at all. It contains a number of stylistic anachronisms, which suggest it may have been written after 1750. (Then again, the later styles had to draw their inspiration from ''somewhere'' -- perhaps they drew their inspiration from this piece, and Bach actually started it all!) Another school of thought holds that it may have been originally written for violin (possibly by Bach but likely by another unknown composer), and then transcribed to organ by Bach.
Note that Bach actually wrote ''two'' pieces entitled ''Toccata and Fugue in D
{{tropelist|Uses of the ''Toccata and Fugue in D minor'' in other works include:}}
== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Tamako Market]]'': As [[Diegetic Music]] in episode 8.
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