Fugue Analysis: A Practical Guide

by Eduardo Solá Chagas Lima

Overview

Fugue Analysis: A Practical Guide offers a systematic approach to the analysis of fugal counterpoint, previously unavailable to scholars and students. It focuses on the tonal repertoire of the late-Baroque period, with suggestions on applicability to other repertoires. The author proposes an analytical framework based on simple mathematical concepts and score annotations as an alternative to the terminological inconsistencies encountered in historical documents of the eighteenth century. The book also provides a plethora of examples and analytical samples, drawn from the celebrated fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach. It walks students through different elements of fugal counterpoint and their mechanisms, offering a list of exercises and reflection activities at the end of each chapter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433197130
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	07/25/2023
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Eduardo Solá Chagas Lima is Assistant Professor of Music at Burman University. He holds a Ph.D. in education (Andrews University) and an M.A. in musicology (University of Toronto). He is the author of several publications, including the first Portuguese edition/translation of Geminiani’s The Art of Playing on the Violin (2021).

Table of Contents

List of Figures – Preface – Acknowledgements – List of Abbreviations – Introduction – A Linear-Mathematical Analytical Approach – Preliminary Dispositions – The Subject – The Countersubject – Fugal Devices – Fugue Types – The Fugue’s Structure – Legend of Score Annotations – WTC1 Fugue 1—C major (BWV 846b) – WTC1 Fugue 16—G minor (BWV 861b) – WTC1 Fugue 21—B-flat major (BWV 866b) – WTC2 Fugue 9—E major (BWV 878b) – WTC2 Fugue 11—F major (BWV 880b) – WTC2 Fugue 23—B major (BWV 892b) – MO Ricercar a 3—C minor (BWV 1079) – MO Ricercar a 6—C minor (BWV 1079) – TAOF Contrapunctus 4—D minor (BWV 1080) – TAOF Contrapunctus 7—D minor (BWV 1080) – Toccata and Fugue—F Major (BWV 540) – "Wer an ihn gläubet"—A minor/D minor (BWV 68) – Closing Thoughts – Glossary – References – Index.