Jump to content

Prelude and Fugue in D minor.


Recommended Posts

At last, after a languishing period of scant inspiration (though still modest in comparison to previous instances of composer's block I frequently suffered in the past), my creativity has once again blossomed into yet another prelude and fugue. This time, however, I decided to finally put my organ soundbanks to good use, and I cannot deny finding the results even more pleasant to the ear than otherwise relying on my harpsichord soundfont as usual in most of my renderings.

The a-posteriori title in German ("Heldenreise") is a reference to the Jungian concept of the "hero's journey", since I apodictically considered the prelude's dotted rhythms to convey a more hesitant demeanour than the fugue, as hinted by the character markings at the beginning of either movement.

Enjoy!

YouTube video link: 

 

Edited by Fugax Contrapunctus
PDF
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I love the organ in this context.
The Prelude is very beautiful and I find the language very idiomatic for the instrument. And the final part as in sequence very appropriate for the transition to the fugue.
The subject is already extensive and interesting.
 From here on I just go with the sound. The counterpoint is very good.
It is good that in some passages the voices are thinned out.

A great job.

O sea enhorabuena.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...