The Fugue Flashcards
What is a Fugue?
A piece developed upon a certain subject or theme
What is a particular characteristic of the Fugue?
The theme is consistently imitated thoughout the piece
What is a Subject within a fugue?
The theme that is seen throughout the piece
The subject in a fugue is…
Of moderate length, easy to remember
When may the subject begin within the fugue?
At any part, it is the voice.
What is the answer within a fugue?
A transposition of the subject in a different voice (part)
The answer is not…
A new theme, it is the same as the subject but transposed
What is the counter subject within a fugue?
A supplemental melody to the subject
What is the exposition within the fugue?
The opening section of the piece, in which all voices make their first appearance by successively enunciating the subject
What is an episode within a fugue?
Periods of relaxation which may contain fragments of the subject
What is a coda within a fugue?
A few final bars of imitative music based on the themes of the rest of the piece
When does the coda occur within a fugue?
At the end of the fugue, but not all fugues have a coda
The coda often sounds…
As if they were added after a structural end of the work
The … concludes the fugue
Extension of the Cadence
A fugue is like…
A glorified round
