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The Fugue

The Fugue. Volume II Chapter 3. Fugue. Contrapuntal composition popular during Baroque period J.S. Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier (1742) Played on any keyboard instrument except organ Collection of Preludes and Fugues. Exposition. First section of a fugue which includes:

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The Fugue

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  1. The Fugue Volume II Chapter 3

  2. Fugue • Contrapuntal composition popular during Baroque period • J.S. Bach • The Well-Tempered Clavier (1742) • Played on any keyboard instrument except organ • Collection of Preludes and Fugues

  3. Exposition • First section of a fugue which includes: • Subject – short melody on which the fugue is based • Answer – imitation of the subject in another voice, usually at the P5 above or P4 below • Real answer – exact imitation of the subject • Tonal answer – modified imitation of the subject • Creates a strong tonic-dominant relationship • Addresses subjects that modulate • Countersubject – counterpoint to the answer

  4. Compositional Techniques • Invertible Counterpoint • Countersubject that can be played above or below the subject with correct treatment of dissonances • P5 above becomes a P4 (dissonance) below • Link • A few notes to connect the subject to the countersubject • Bridge • Short passage to connect the first answer to the second entrance of the subject • Modulates back to the tonic key

  5. Exposition Design

  6. Development • Consists of a series of episodes and entries • Episode • No complete statements of subject or answer • Contain sequences • Short (a few beats to four measures) • Purpose of episodes: • Lead from one entry to another • Provide modulations • Entry • One or more complete statements of subject and/or answer • If there are multiple statements, they can sometimes look like an exposition

  7. Compositional Techniques • Stretto • Overlapping of subjects or answers • Augmentation • Doubling or tripling note values • Diminution • Reduction of note values • Retrograde • A melody played backward • Melodic Inversion • Reverses the direction of the melody

  8. Recapitulation • Restatement of the subject • Returns to the tonic key • Could be closed with a Coda

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