How do you memorize a fugue?
Re: Memorizing Fugues
- Write all the Finger numbers..
- Memorize Right Hand(1 bar at a time) then Memorize Left Hand(1 bar at a time) after memorize each hand in a bar,
- Play 20 times without mistake, slowly, Fortissimo, both hands from memory 1 bar(or 1/2 bar) at a time from the beginning to the end.
How would you describe a fugue?
fugue, in music, a compositional procedure characterized by the systematic imitation of a principal theme (called the subject) in simultaneously sounding melodic lines (counterpoint). The term fugue may also be used to describe a work or part of a work.
What are the three basic elements 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 identify fugue voices?
A fugue starts with the 1st voice/part playing a melody/phrase called the Subject. The subject is played by the 1st voice in the tonic key. The 2nd voice then enters playing the “answer”. The answer is a transposed version of the subject (usually in the dominant key).
Is fugue vocal or instrumental?
A fugue is the most complex polyphonic musical form, involving imitation among the parts (called “voices” whether they are vocal or instrumental). The word fugue comes from fuga, meaning to chase since each voice “chases” the previous one.
How long does it take to learn a fugue?
Re: Tackling Bach Prelude and Fugue in C minor 847 If you are consistent and methodical about it, it should not take you more than 2 – 3 months to learn it working on it everyday for 30 minutes – 1 hour.
What is another word for fugue?
What is another word for fugue?
| amnesia | blackout |
|---|---|
| fugue state | memory loss |
| forgetfulness | blankness |
| obliviousness | blockout |
| blank | paramnesia |
How is a fugue varied?
Statements of the subject are often varied by transposition, with a corresponding temporary change of key. In some fugues, the subject is always present in one part or another; in most, statements of the subject are often separated by connective melodic passages called episodes.
How many voices can a fugue have?
Most fugues are in three or four voices (“à 3” or “à 4”), but not all of these are used at any given moment; it is common for an episode to proceed in as few as two voices.
Are fugues hard?
Fugues are difficult to play because you have to keep track of a lot of things at once. Very generally speaking, music usually has a melody and some chords with a bass line underneath.
How long does it take to learn a prelude and fugue?
Re: How long does it take you to learn a WTC fugue well? Comfortably I do it in a few weeks (1 week play, 1 week memorize).