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The fugue is a contrapuntal compositional technique, based on the idea of imitation, in which a theme (or themes) is extended and developed mainly by imitative counterpoint
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What is a fugue? Fugue is a contrapuntal compositional technique, based on the idea of imitation, in which a theme (or themes) is extended and developed mainly by imitative counterpoint. A fugue can be instrumental, orchestral or choral and is usually written in 3 or 4 voices. Even if a fugue isn't choral we still refer to different parts as voices (SATB). The fugue consists of a series of expositions and developments with no fixed number of each. At its simplest, a fugue might consist of one exposition followed by optional development. A more complex fugue might follow the exposition with a series of developments, or another exposition. Sections of the fugue 1. Exposition- Part of the fugue consisting of subject with at least one answer, and possibly countersubject. the subject must appear in all voices and answers must be tonal or real to subjects. The exposition normally concludes immediately after the subject appears in...
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