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A fugue usually has three main sections: an exposition, a development and a final entry that contains the return of the subject in the fugue's tonic key. Some fugues have a recapitulation.
- What are the three sections of a fugue?
- What are the four ways a subject can be developed in a fugue?
- What is the beginning section of a fugue called?
- What are the characteristics of a fugue?
What are the three sections of a fugue?
A fugue usually has three sections: an exposition, a development, and finally, a recapitulation that contains the return of the subject in the fugue's tonic key, though not all fugues have a recapitulation.
What are the four ways a subject can be developed in a fugue?
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The four parts of a fugue are subject, answer, counter subject, episodes.
What is the beginning section of a fugue called?
The first section, always included, is the exposition, during which the principal theme, or subject, is stated successively in each of the constituent voices or parts. The first statement of the subject is in one voice alone.
What are the characteristics of a fugue?
In music, a fugue is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and recurs frequently in the course of the composition.
