Redundant entry of a Fugal Exposition

A redundant entry is the repetition of the subject or answer in a voice in which one or two of the aforementioned have already been stated. Sometimes entries overlap. This is called stretto (NB “stretto” also has a different meaning in music: “hurried”).

1. What is Stretto in a fugue?
2. What happens during the exposition of a fugue?
3. What are the 3 parts of a fugue?
4. How do you write a fugal exposition?

What is Stretto in a fugue?

1a : the overlapping of answer with subject in a musical fugue. b : the part of a fugue characterized by this overlapping. 2 : a concluding passage performed in a quicker tempo.

What happens during the exposition of 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.

What are the 3 parts 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.

How do you write a fugal exposition?

How To Write A Fugue

1. The exposition begins the fugue and a single voice plays the subject establishing the tonic key. ...
2. The middle section consists of entries of subject and answer in keys other than the tonic separated by episodes. ...
3. The final section begins where the subject or answer returns in the tonic key.