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The '''''Toccata and Fugue in D minor''''' was a composition for [[organ]]. When the [[Sixth Doctor]] temporarily fixed the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]' [[chameleon circuit]], the TARDIS became a pipe organ, and the Doctor played the first phrase of the ''Toccata and Fugue in D minor'' on its keyboard. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
The '''''Toccata and Fugue in D minor''''' was a composition for [[organ]]. When the [[Sixth Doctor]] temporarily fixed the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]' [[chameleon circuit]], the TARDIS became a pipe organ, and the Doctor played the first phrase of the ''Toccata and Fugue in D minor'' on its keyboard. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
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* The piece is not actually named in ''Attack'', but is famous enough to be immediately and uncontroversially recognised.  
* The piece is not actually named in ''Attack'', but is famous enough to be immediately and uncontroversially recognised.  
* The incidental music for the film ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' includes a jazzy variation on the ''Toccata and Fugue in D minor''.
* The incidental music for the film ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' includes a jazzy variation on the ''Toccata and Fugue in D minor''.
[[Category:Instrumental compositions from the real world]]
[[Category:Instrumental compositions from the real world]]

Revision as of 04:04, 4 June 2017

Toccata and Fugue in D minor

The Toccata and Fugue in D minor was a composition for organ. When the Sixth Doctor temporarily fixed the TARDIS' chameleon circuit, the TARDIS became a pipe organ, and the Doctor played the first phrase of the Toccata and Fugue in D minor on its keyboard. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen)

Behind the scenes

  • The piece is not actually named in Attack, but is famous enough to be immediately and uncontroversially recognised.
  • The incidental music for the film Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. includes a jazzy variation on the Toccata and Fugue in D minor.