What is a Fugue?

What is a Fugue? Today we take a look at how Fugues are constructed, analyzed and how magical they can be! With a focus on the master of this art form: J.S. Bach! Let me know if you have a specific fugue you would like me to address!

 

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We are going to be using this thread to gather suggestions and questions!                                                              

  • What questions do you have on this topic?
  • Any particular area you would like me to focus on?
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    • Gail Starr
    • Retired MBA
    • Gail_Starr
    • 2 yrs ago
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    I'd love some assistance on how to best memorize a fugue.  I've worked on many in the past, and rarely can play them from memory after a break.

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      • Ray G
      • Raymond_Gornik
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Gail Starr So hard for me too. Every step of my process is painstakingly slow and unreliable. 

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      • Gail Starr
      • Retired MBA
      • Gail_Starr
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Raymond Gornik  I bet Hilda will have some handy pointers for us!

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    • Pauline
    • Pauline
    • 2 yrs ago
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    I will be working when this Livestream takes place, but I will enjoy watching it afterwards!

    Enjoy, everyone!

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  • I'm working on d minor from WTC Book II, so I would like to hear what you have to say about that. 

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    • Parag Mehta
    • Mathematician & Teacher
    • Parag
    • 2 yrs ago
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    I would love to hear your take on the gorgeous B-flat minor fugue no.22 (5 voices) from WTC-1. I love how it is so “bare” but then there is so much to bring out in terms of the stark and austere counterpoint.

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    • Norman
    • Norman
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Please discuss the fugues in the Toccata in e minor, BMV 914. Thanks in advance.

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    • Anthony Miyake
    • Work with numbers and statistics, but music is my true passion. Piano hobbyist.
    • Anthony_Miyake
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Perhaps some help in making sense of this page. But I don't think there's enough time to cover everything on it.  I'm not sure of the difference between a 3-part Fugue versus a Triple Fugue, for example.

    • Olaf
    • Olaf
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Hi Dominic! I'd be interested in the Fugue in the Toccata of Partita No. 6!

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    • Ray G
    • Raymond_Gornik
    • 2 yrs ago
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    If you have time in Book to of the WTC Book 2 4 Voice Fugue in AbM BWV 886. 

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      • Ray G
      • Raymond_Gornik
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Raymond Gornik Book 2

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    • Parag Mehta
    • Mathematician & Teacher
    • Parag
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Here’s a superb resource in case you have never seen it before!

     

    https://everything2.com/title/Prout%2527s+words+for+the+Fugue+Subjects+of+Bach%2527s+Well-Tempered+Clavier

    Enjoy!

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    • Pauline
    • Pauline
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Hello! I always enjoy watching these lessons when I can. Such clarity!

    The way you highlighted Bach's meticulousness reveals why his music is so ingenious. Wonderful analysis that illuminates things quite significantly. Thank you!

     

    "Fugue with license" - 🙂

     

    J.S. Bach - 🌠♥️

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  • I had to go before my question was answered, so I'll clarify: I was asking about Double/Triple Fugues: When the second subject of a double fugue is introduced, should it be introduced in all voices wholly first, as with the first subject, or is there more freedom there? 

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  • Very good lecture on fugues! I spent 14 years in music school and years in piano lessons and was never taught some of this.

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      • Pauline
      • Pauline
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Harriet  I agree, Harriet!

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