Description
Book SynopsisFugue Analysis: A Practical Guide offers a systematic approach to the analysis of fugal counterpoint, previously unavailable to scholars and students. It focuses on the tonal repertoire of the late-Baroque period, with suggestions on applicability to other repertoires. The author proposes an analytical framework based on simple mathematical concepts and score annotations as an alternative to the terminological inconsistencies encountered in historical documents of the eighteenth century. The book also provides a plethora of examples and analytical samples, drawn from the celebrated fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach. It walks students through different elements of fugal counterpoint and their mechanisms, offering a list of exercises and reflection activities at the end of each chapter.
Table of ContentsList of Figures – Preface – Acknowledgements – List of Abbreviations – Introduction – A Linear-Mathematical Analytical Approach – Preliminary Dispositions – The Subject – The Countersubject – Fugal Devices – Fugue Types – The Fugue’s Structure – Legend of Score Annotations – WTC1 Fugue 1—C major (BWV 846b) – WTC1 Fugue 16—G minor (BWV 861b) – WTC1 Fugue 21—B-flat major (BWV 866b) – WTC2 Fugue 9—E major (BWV 878b) – WTC2 Fugue 11—F major (BWV 880b) – WTC2 Fugue 23—B major (BWV 892b) – MO Ricercar a 3—C minor (BWV 1079) – MO Ricercar a 6—C minor (BWV 1079) – TAOF Contrapunctus 4—D minor (BWV 1080) – TAOF Contrapunctus 7—D minor (BWV 1080) – Toccata and Fugue—F Major (BWV 540) – "Wer an ihn gläubet"—A minor/D minor (BWV 68) – Closing Thoughts – Glossary – References – Index.
