The Art of Fugue · 2007

The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: IV. Contrapunctus 4

1 recording209 listens on ListenBrainz4 documented3 to look at

Publishing · the song

Songwriting rights

Helmut Walcha’s rolenot credited as a writer — this side concerns the writers listednot a writer

Composition in public data“Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: IV. Contrapunctus 4”documented

ISWC (composition code)no ISWC in the open databases — check it at your societynot found here ↗

Writers documentedJohann Sebastian Bachdocumented

Unclaimed-works listsnot on the 12 lists we checkednone found

Recording · the master

Neighbouring rights

Helmut Walcha’s roleperformer on the recording — neighbouring rights applyperformer

ISRC (recording code)no ISRC in the open databases — your distributor has it; check it's registerednot found here

Released inno release country in public datato check

Unidentified-plays listsnot on the lists we checkednone found

Where these statuses come from

Public music databases and societies' published lists. Societies' own registers can only be checked by you — the links below open them.

On the radio

“The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: IV. Contrapunctus 4” was not found on the public stations we track

What we searched: 16 public stations

Playlists published by public broadcasters, loaded every night (back to 4 Apr 2026): BBC Radio 2 (United Kingdom), Sveriges Radio P3 Din gata (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P1 (Sweden), triple j Unearthed (Australia), BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom), Sveriges Radio P2 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 (Sweden), KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle (United States), Sveriges Radio P4 Stockholm (Sweden), BBC Radio 6 Music (United Kingdom), ABC Jazz (Australia), ABC Classic (Australia), triple j (Australia), BBC Radio 1Xtra (United Kingdom), Double J (Australia), BBC Radio 1 (United Kingdom).

Commercial radio, TV and most countries don't publish playlists, so a song missing here can still be played elsewhere. These plays are what authors' and performers' societies pay on — compare them with your statements.

Where to check

Start with your home society

Songwriting

GEMA · Germany ↗

Recording

GVL · Germany · login

Then every country where this song was released (none in public data): 1 songwriting and 1 recording societies.

Songwriting — all

GEMA · Germany ↗

Recording — all

GVL · Germany · login

How to fix it

Register the recording for neighbouring rights

Get the ISRC of the recording from your distributor or label.
Join the neighbouring-rights society of each country where the track is played (performers and producers can join).
Declare the recording with its ISRC and your role (featured, session, producer).
Claim the periods still open; in the US, also search SoundExchange's unclaimed list.

This song in money

What this song should earn per semester

Songwriting

—

no writer credit for you in public data

Recording

€0 – €8

How this is calculated

Public estimate from 209 ListenBrainz listens, your share of the writer credits and your role on the recording — often low outside the UK and US, and streaming only.

The full method

Recordings of this song

The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: IV. Contrapunctus 4The Art of Fugue · 2007

ISRC not in public data · you: performer · 209 listens

Sources

The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: IV. Contrapunctus 4 (The Art of Fugue) on MusicBrainz ↗