Young Composers' Fugue Challenge

I am happy with this piece, and I am moving on to something else now. Thanks for the input. Look forward to hearing your creations.

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But your comments make it sound as if you are unappreciative of the time that cmajchord put into commenting on your work[/b]

Yes, I am sorry for not regarding the two sentences he wrote with more appreciation. It surely took the same amount of energy and inspiration to construct them as I needed to write the fugue itsself. No one here has expressed any appreciation for the music I've shared, so why would I in turn respect the negative remarks?

For the record, I have never once commented negatively on anyone's specific pieces, and I am SURE if I did that my comments would not be appreciated as you expect your/his comments to be.

What some may regard as an error, I have come to regard as a solution. If, while I am swirling around with sixteenth notes, you discover a motion that does not please you, join the club. If I vocalized every miniscule instance where I heard a similarly imperfect passage within compositions on this site, I'd never have time to do anything else, and I am sure in doing so I would not be regarded as a hero (just the mere suggestion of me doing so once is obviously grounds for mediation). I'd rather have the reputation for standing firmly by my own work and my own decisions than have a reputation for attempting to poison other peoples' compositions the minute they try to share them with nonchalant brush-off comments and pedantic theoretical analyses which reach desperately. If anything I am slightly flattered that my music has invariably caused such passionate controversy and ruthless analysis. Historically, with art and music, it has been better than going unnoticed.

I am just trying to give my music a home on the web. It is never written with the intention of inspiring the problems with which you attempt to tag it. I contribute music to make the site grow not make others and myself upset. Thanks for your consideration and tolerance.

P.S. A Navajo blanket traditionally contains an imperfection.

Ok.......moving on. I suppose I should post a fugue to distract all of this? ............................. not going to happen

I don't see (or hear) anything wrong with it. The treatment of the subject, the expositions, and the contrapuntal devices he uses are totally appropriate.

This is awesome, I'm new to this forum, and basically to composition. I must try this. I hope it will help me develop my composing skills.

This is awesome, I'm new to this forum, and basically to composition. I must try this. I hope it will help me develop my composing skills.

Writing fuges is difficult composition work, I've found, and I've been writing music for some time. I have no idea where you are musically, but if your new to composition - I wouldn't start with this. This isn't meant to discourage you - but if you do undertake the task, prepare to be frustrated with your work. How you handle that frustration may lead you to hights you've never dreamed of or may put you off composing completely.

Just try one out... the only thing that's poisoning the air is other composers' negativity, as usual! =)

Writing fuges is difficult composition work, I've found, and I've been writing music for some time. I have no idea where you are musically, but if your new to composition - I wouldn't start with this. This isn't meant to discourage you - but if you do undertake the task, prepare to be frustrated with your work. How you handle that frustration may lead you to hights you've never dreamed of or may put you off composing completely.

Thanks for the tips .
I'm not that new to composition, I have composed several guitar tunes before, what I meant is that I'm new to this kind of composition I guess I phrased it wrong, my bad.

Just try one out... the only thing that's poisoning the air is other composers' negativity, as usual! =)

Thanks, I will .

-Kevin

I never knew that Gould had a humorous side to him. Amazing!

Hahaha, that's weird because when I think of Glenn Gould I think of him as a clownster. I'm pretty sure he had a comedy show at one point.


Whew okay, I've never written anything cuntapunctal or even baroque, but I'm gonna try it. I've wanted to write a fugue for years now and have never done it, so I'm gonna try righ tnow.