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.
Fugue 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mathematical concepts and score annotations as an alternative to the terminological inconsistencies encountered in historical documents of the eighteenth century.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.
List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations
Introduction A Linear-Mathematical Analytical Approach Preliminary
Dispositions The Subject The Countersubject Fugal Devices Fugue Types
The Fugues Structure Legend of Score Annotations WTC1 Fugue 1C major
(BWV 846b) WTC1 Fugue 16G minor (BWV 861b) WTC1 Fugue 21B-flat major
(BWV 866b) WTC2 Fugue 9E major (BWV 878b) WTC2 Fugue 11F major (BWV
880b) WTC2 Fugue 23B major (BWV 892b) MO Ricercar a 3C minor (BWV 1079)
MO Ricercar a 6C minor (BWV 1079) TAOF Contrapunctus 4D minor (BWV
1080) TAOF Contrapunctus 7D minor (BWV 1080) Toccata and FugueF Major
(BWV 540) "Wer an ihn gläubet"A minor/D minor (BWV 68) Closing Thoughts
Glossary References Index.
Eduardo Solá Chagas Lima is Assistant Professor of Music at Burman University. He holds a Ph.D. in education (Andrews University) and an M.A. in musicology (University of Toronto). He is the author of several publications, including the first Portuguese edition/translation of Geminianis The Art of Playing on the Violin (2021).
