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- What is the exposition of a fugue?
- Where is the exposition in a fugue?
- How do you write an exposition fugue?
- How long is the exposition of a fugue?
What is the exposition of a fugue?
(Fugal) Exposition : The first part of a fugue, during which each of the voices enter with the subject or answer. Note the similarities and differences between this use of the term 'exposition' and the equivalent in sonata form. Basically, they both refer to a first section setting out the main material.
Where is the exposition in a fugue?
Exposition. A fugue begins with the exposition of its subject in one of the voices alone in the tonic key. After the statement of the subject, a second voice enters and states the subject with the subject transposed to another key (usually the dominant or subdominant), which is known as the answer.
How do you write an exposition fugue?
How To Write A Fugue
- The exposition begins the fugue and a single voice plays the subject establishing the tonic key. ...
- The middle section consists of entries of subject and answer in keys other than the tonic separated by episodes. ...
- The final section begins where the subject or answer returns in the tonic key.
How long is the exposition of a fugue?
A fugue is a contrapuntal composition whose form features sections called expositions and episodes. A fugue exposition is a section that contains at least one full statement of the subject of the fugue. The fugue subject is the primary melodic idea and is stated by each voice in turn in the first exposition.
