Fugue in A minor

I just did this, and thus it might not be a good time for me to show it. I still, wanted to get feedback, though. It took me around 3, 4 hours to do. I was planning on making it longer, but I got bored! =( I realize I don't follow the rules of the fugue (I don't start with a main theme, nor do I go up a 4th -if it is a 4th- after it is done). I haven't taken any composition classes, although I've been playing the piano for ages. You'll obviously note mostly Bach influence <=). Any comments appreciated, by the way =)

Apart from the attached file, there are other instrument versions in Here.

fugue5.mid

No replies? At least, an "it sucks" would be ok. =/

Very emotional, I definitely hear a Bach influence. :) If you want to rework it, I suggest removing some of the tremolos near the end of the piece as they get quite annoying after repeated listens. Also, a better title would be ''Fugato in A minor''. A fugato is a work (it can also be a section of a work) that resembles a fugue but not always adhering to the rules of one.

Lovely work.

Thanks =) I'll try doing another one, instead. I got bored of this one already X).

This is highly influenced by "The Master", Mr.J.S. Bach. As Letehn said, this is very emotional, yet I don't know if this should be called a fugue. Fugues carry an upwards of 4 voices. Your entire "Fugue" had 2 voices... Now, this really seems more like a two-part invention, aside from the voice factor. The content is wonderful, but it just doesn't scream fugue to me.

Aside from the nomenclature (kickbutt word right there), I feel this was pretty well written. Some of the repeated notes got old after a while, and not to mention at times seemed out of place. You started with a theme that a Baroque would've chosen, yet you ended on a more modern one. I would suggest sticking to one style during the piece. Also, you never really repeated the main subject, which is certainly something I would expect to occur in a two-part invention, and definately a fugue! It seems you ended it without give the listener quite enough to listen to, and as if the main subject was merely an intro into the tremelo/ repeated note section that took up 3/4 of the piece! I think the piece would feel much more solid in form if the main theme were to repeat. I listened to this without my media player open, so I couldn't see the bar moving towards the end, and when it ended I just said... "thats it?" Now, what you have is wonderful, but I feel if you did even more it could be better.

You really have a nice feel for the Baroque style (so stick to that through the piece).

Would you consider revising and posting again? I just feel the piece isn't structurally sound yet.

But, overall, very impressive.

This is not a Fugue.

It did sound nice and showed poetenial.

But yeah, not a fugue.

I did the same thing when I first started

composing I heard fugues so I assumed

any nice sounding baroque piece for piano

was a Fugue... I was wrong.

Fugue for the most part is a strict form.

This may have had hints of fugal devices

but thats about it.

Here is a great outline of Fugue.

http://www.kunstderfuge.com/theory/norden.htm

That explains fugue very well.

Also, "The Study of Fugue" by Alfred Mann

is a good book on the Subject.

Jeremy