Young Composers' Fugue Challenge

Thank you for your input !!! makes sence to me

Originally posted by The Baroque Enthusiast@Oct 23 2005, 12:29 AM
[b]Well you start in E min, and by the last measure you wind up in B min

Aahhh, your right, I see a lot of bminor chords now

Originally posted by The Baroque Enthusiast@Oct 23 2005, 12:29 AM
[b]The only thing I'd really say is that after the intial entrances, you place the melody in the soprano and lose the contrapuntal feel

That also bullseye, Surfing the wrong wave. This is exactly the feeling I can't shake.
Thank you for your kind words, I will have a look at it after some cool down time. But I'm already frisky to do a second attempt in a different way

Artisimo, it is so interesting to see you going through a lot of the same "trial and error" process I've gone through with counterpoint. Keep trying - your good instincts and artistic flair are going to bring you a long way.

I haven't listened yet, but Artisimo, surely don't give up fast, which you already said you won't. Its going to take a lot of failures for anyone to learn to compose. Let alone a fugue.

But a tip for getting a polyphonic feel; have 16th notes in one voice while the other has half notes, then switch it around. Also, in general, having short note values in the bass will give a big constrast with monophonic music.

thank you J. Lee Graham, I do understand there is no shortcut. I like the method of trial and error because it is rewarding to learn from mistakes and see progress and more important , the lessons are not easily forgotten.
thanks Prometheus, I will study your advice

Now I would like to encourage my fellow gentlemen fugue writers with a funny piece of music I have on one of my CD's (so please delete after listening to it)

its called "So you want to write a fugue" by Glenn Gould and its full of good and bad advice.

So you want to write a fugue - full 4mb.mp3
So you want to write a fugue - fragment650kb.mp3

Yet another baroque blooper by me*
Something strange happening, Im of key almost instantly, What key is it?
I just abandoned this particular efford but I'm not giving up writing a fuge, no, no.

Blooper ?
I hope you're being ironic! This music really hits me (in a positive sense)...
It has the same atmospher as good Bachmusic. To me it feels a bit like the beginning of a cantata, I am expecting a choir after this 'intro' or something.
But it's really the beginning of something good, go on with this!
(Maybe you should modulate back to E now, for the sake of keeping it coherent?)

When I was listening organworks recently I noticed that the C-minor theme really looks a lot like a theme that Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (?) used in an organ fugue, also c-minor! Accidentely?

Here is my attempt for the C major theme.
Critics? Shoot!

Now I would like to encourage my fellow gentlemen fugue writers with a funny piece of music I have on one of my CD's (so please delete after listening to it)

its called "So you want to write a fugue" by Glenn Gould and its full of good and bad advice.*

So you want to write a fugue - full 4mb.mp3
So you want to write a fugue - fragment650kb.mp3

That is brilliant!!!!

Here's the new version. I've done some minor edits.

Here's the new version. I've done some minor edits.

Hey Bach88, once again very nice job. I really enjoy the variety of ways you manipulate the subject. You have some very modern sounding chords: was this intentional? It's an interesting effect.

"So you want to write a fugue" by Glenn Gould

Wow, thats so funny. I wonder what compelled him to make this: I never knew that Gould had a humorous side to him. Amazing!