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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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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Gail Starr So hard for me too. Every step of my process is painstakingly slow and unreliable.
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Raymond Gornik I bet Hilda will have some handy pointers for us!
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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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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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Please discuss the fugues in the Toccata in e minor, BMV 914. Thanks in advance.
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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.
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Hi Dominic! I'd be interested in the Fugue in the Toccata of Partita No. 6!
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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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Raymond Gornik Book 2
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Here’s a superb resource in case you have never seen it before!
Enjoy!
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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" -
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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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Harriet I agree, Harriet!
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