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Undergraduate 1
10/12/2010

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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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fugue
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polyphonic composition based on one main theme/subject. Where different melodic line/voices imitate the subject.
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voices
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different melodic lines
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What is the top melodic line? bottom?
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soprano. bass
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texture
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3, 4, 5 voices
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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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form of fugue
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flexible
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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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2, scales
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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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answer
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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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create variety
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countersubject
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when the subject in one voice is accompanied by another voice by a different melodic idea
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2 musical procedures
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pedal point or stretto
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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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How can they be written?
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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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prelude (short piece)
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fugue continued into ...
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19th & 20th centuries...
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In the Organ Fugue in G Minor...
twice presents subject in __ keys
major more conclusive than minor.
Definition
major
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