Fugue

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Edited December 26, 20214 yr by Gyugcac

Although I am not specialized in counterpoint writing, there are a few things that I would like to point out. I feel that the subject is too short – it's only a measure long. Although the subject is repeated throughout the fugue, I feel that the subject is concealed by the other voices, which may be due to the lack of rhythmic interest in the subject consisting of only quarter notes. Also, the chord progression from bar 10 to bar 11 does not sound smooth due to the interval of an augmented second in the middle voice (c♯ to B♭), which may not be recommended. Besides, the chord in the last measure (bar 16) sounds hollow since all voices play the same note. You might want to change the note d in the middle voice to an f (D minor chord) or an f♯ (Picardy third). Judging by the score, I think you have grasped the fundamentals of composing a fugue, just that the subject may need to be developed further.

P.S. The notes are named according to the Helmholtz pitch notation.

On 11/21/2021 at 3:31 AM, Gyugcac said:

https://flat.io/score/617a9c7a6dbb830014586019-fugue?sharingKey=d5d3538d104340f07714d373e6930c13d8f7216503f36f0ddb42371b3debad7dadd1aed21d92c6bca5befd84948f10460a5876a953c87ce8782a7547633b3182

 

That's not a fugue, at least not in the proper meaning. I don't think you can call fugue anything that just has different voices coming up and repeating the subject like that, there's other things that are as important. Fugue is a demonstration of mastery on counterpoint, this means that if you're not using any proper harmonic system and obviously building counterpoint based on that, you cannot write a fugue.

I would recommend you to first learn counterpoint theory on the harmony you like the most (baroque, classical, romantic, modern, atonal?) and then after you have practiced a lot of pieces with 2-3 voices then maybe start a fugue. Plus, a fugue needs to have exhibition, development and restatement, which yours doesn't have.