Fugue on "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" (2017) - My entry for the Christmas Event!

Here's a little Christmas card for y'all I found from a few years ago.  It's probably not the best fugue ever written, not by a long shot, but it's fun.   

• Composed: December 22 - 24, 2017 at Austin
• Scoring: Keyboard solo
• Style: Baroque
• Duration: 2:09

Oh damn!   Looking at this again, in my haste I forgot the rule about tonal second voice entry under certain conditions.  Oh well, maybe I'll fix it later.  Mea culpa!  Master Fux, take a ruler to my knuckles!

This piece is just what I needed tonight, thank you

1 hour ago, J. Lee Graham said:

Oh damn!   Looking at this again, in my haste I forgot the rule about tonal second voice entry under certain conditions.  Oh well, maybe I'll fix it later.  Mea culpa!  Master Fux, take a ruler to my knuckles!

I'd say it's probably more of a "consistently used device for purely historical reasons", certainly a small detail not worth glossing over.

Overall I like the fugue, and as you said, it's indeed fun. I'm a big fan of how you chose to retain the original harmonisation through your countersubject(s). The piece just wouldn't be the same without it!

The counterpoint and motivic development are both very good. What I find lacking is the choice to include the extraneous 9th bar in the subject. At the risk of the fugue becoming a bit foursquare, I find its inclusion to be a little inelegant. In addition, the appearance of a rising chromatic scale in the subject harmonisation is something which I feel like should be explored more: the harmony in the episodes is too tame in comparison.