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Fugue 12

Specifics

FormAAAA BBAA BBAA BBAA,
     the same as in Fugue 11.
          The second BBAA will be in theflattening Chromatic Minor Mode.
Chord Pattern -M53-24andm53-24

Here also, the S1 and the S2 will be in the same direction,
     even if the fundamental progressions are in the opposite direction,
          imposing "mutations" between the S1 and the S2.
The song presented will beRed River Valley,
     using the words of the chorus and of 3 verses.

Choral Disposition Of The Fugue-lines

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NOTE the unusual mutation at the end of the S2,
     where we have a change of note, C instead of A,
          rather than a change of interval.

Divertimenti

Three eight-bar, full circle Divertimenti, ending on the DOMINANT,
          the first and third inmajor, the second inminor.
     The first is in 2 voices usingvoice-leading C
     The second is in 3 voices usingvoice-leading A
     The third is in 4 voices usingvoice-leading Ctwice, with 2 different motifs.

The Complete Fugue

Red River Valley

fugue12vdxa
fugue12vdxb
fugue12vdxc
fugue12vdxd
fugue12vdxe
fugue12vdxf
fugue12vdxg
fugue12vdxh




Exercise

Write your own fugue

On toClass 13


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