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Fugue 10

Specifics

Form AAAA BBAA BBAA, a ternary form at the large level,
         with a strong cadence at the end of the AAAA and of the second BBAA.
Chord Pattern M57-24, an extension of pattern M7-4,
         with the S2 in the same direction as the S1.
The melody chosen will be the Fare Thee Well version of Polly Wolly Doodle,
         with a CS quite similar to that of the original, in Class 5.

The flowing nature of this subject, with its long notes on the Beat,
and the similarity of the first X with the Subject, with the same motif in the opposite direction,
give this fugue a particularly choral feeling.

Choral Disposition Of The Fugue Lines

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NOTE the antiphony at the beginning of the X with the 3 notes placed later,
         in the middle of the bar rather than as a pick-up.
For the AAAA and the second BBAA :
         Fugue line 4, with its Orbits 1-1, belongs in the Soprano, placing
                   the corresponding Fugue line 2 with its Orbits 2-1 in the Tenor,
                   Fugue line 1 with the XX in the Bass, and
                   Fugue line 3 in the Alto.

The Divertimenti

Both Divertimenti use the Subject as motif -
         the first is in 2 voices, Alto and Tenor, with Voice-leading C, and
         the second is in 3 voices, Bass, Soprano, and Tenor, with Voice-leading A.
                   See the Complete Fugue, below.

The Complete Fugue

Fare Thee Well

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fugue10vdxb
fugue10vdxc
fugue10vdxd

NOTE these "Choral" elements :
         the end of the S and the CS in parallel thirds
                   Orbit lines 1-1 and 3-2;
         the first X as an inversion of the S.

On to Class 11