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- What is a fugue written for?
- How do you write a subject for a fugue?
- What are the characteristics of fugue?
- What is between two subjects in a fugue?
What is a fugue written for?
A fugue is a multi-voice musical form that hinges on counterpoint between voices. Composers can write fugues for a single instrument (most notably a piano or other keyboard instrument), or they can write them for several individual players.
How do you write a subject for a 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.
What are the characteristics of fugue?
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 is between two subjects in 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.
