February 27, 20206 yr Well, not much to say about this tiny little thing I wrote. I was in the countryside of São Paulo, Brazil and decided to use my spare time to practice a bit of counterpoint. Please tell me what you think of it and if there are any mistakes, also feel free to point them out 🙂
February 27, 20206 yr Not bad at all. Only tip I can think of is to open up your restatements of the subject to focus more attention to them.
February 27, 20206 yr Author @jawoodruff I thought that blending the entrance of the subject was a "good" thing, so that the listener could only realise its going on after it's already in the middle of it. I don't know, I guess it was jsut a wrong conception :3 Thanks for the feedback 🙂
February 27, 20206 yr It's not a bad idea at all. Part of the fun of a fugue is listening for the subject amongst the noise. It also keeps the listener involved in the texture. You could always use articulation to bring that out more.
February 28, 20206 yr Author @jawoodruff What do you mean using articulation? By slurring the subject onto whatever’s before it?
February 28, 20206 yr 32 minutes ago, Jean Szulc said: @jawoodruff What do you mean using articulation? By slurring the subject onto whatever’s before it? Not necessarily slurs. Can be accents, staccato markings, or something along that line -just enough to draw the ear to the entries. A well placed rest would also help.
March 9, 20206 yr Author I guess I'll expand it somewhere in the future. I only stopped it because I have to focus on some other important projects at the moment 🙂 But I'm glad it found it somewhat enjoyable, which is quite hard to make this kind of study sound like.
March 10, 20206 yr very intricate, I like the unconventional chord changes near the end. Usually I don't like pieces in the kind of bach-y style but I found this enjoyable to listen to
March 11, 20206 yr Author @Left Unexplained @Tónskáld I’m glad you both enjoyed it! The organ is amazing, I won’t say I’m not in love with it...
March 11, 20206 yr On 3/9/2020 at 4:59 PM, Jean Szulc said: I guess I'll expand it somewhere in the future. I only stopped it because I have to focus on some other important projects at the moment 🙂 But I'm glad it found it somewhat enjoyable, which is quite hard to make this kind of study sound like. No problem! It's a great start and can be something special!
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