| fugue can be written for… |
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| a group of instruments/voices, or for a single instrument (organ, harpsichord) |
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| polyphonic composition based on one main theme/subject. Where different melodic line/voices imitate the subject. |
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| What is the top melodic line? bottom? |
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| when shifted to different keys, or new melodic and rhythmic ideas are introduced… |
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| the subject takes on new meanings |
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| what is the only constant feature of the fugue? |
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| beginning of the fugue. The subject is always presented in a single, unaccompanied voice. |
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| In the opening of the fugue, the subject is presented in ____ different ____ |
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| the first time, it is based on the notes of the ____ scale. but when the 2nd voice presents the subject, its in the ___ scale. |
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| tonic, dominant (5 scale steps higher). e.g. C-D-E to G-A-B |
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| subject of a fugue presented in the dominant. |
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| what does alternating the subject and answer do? |
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| when the subject in one voice is accompanied by another voice by a different melodic idea |
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| fugue can be varied in 4 principle ways |
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| diminution, augmentation, retrograde, inversion. |
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| what does a fugue convey? |
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| a single mood and a continuous flow |
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| as independent works/single movements within a larger composition |
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| what is an independent fugue usually introduced by? |
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In the Organ Fugue in G Minor…
twice presents subject in __ keys
major more conclusive than minor. |
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