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A slightly more Romantic-sounding fugue than usual, whose theme's chromatic nature I chose to exploit with a string quartet setup for greater expressive intensity. The subject itself was originally somewhat experimental in nature but quickly developed into a full-fledged exposition, and the rest was hours upon hours of trying to deal with its rather unwieldy nature as best I could. Enjoy! YouTube video link:

Hey Pabio @Fugax Contrapunctus, The fugue subject immediately reminds me the last movement of Brahms's Piano Quintet, b.94 But of course you use the motive in your own way and much more contrapuntally. For me maybe I will use much more of the motive in b.1 in the episodes since it's the most significant figure of the whole subject. Nonetheless that's just me, and thx for sharing this great expression! Henry

Yeah those spots indeed sound giocoso, and maybe the very short duration of the high note pizzicato fits the description well!

Hi @user011235! You wrote it in 4 days?! That's kind of amazing. Speakng of the music, I for sure like the classical/early romantic style of the music. The modulations are wonderful too. For me maybe you can add much more slurs to both instruments especially the violin, since I think it won't play that much notes without legatos even under styles, especially in expressive spots like b.316! Also, the very high pitched pizzicato, like in b.203, sometimes sounds a bit uneffective for me, as they sounds really spicy and disappears really quickly. Thx for sharing! Henry