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DAY 152 | COMPOSITIONAL FORMS |
Fugue
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The fugue was considered the pinnacle of compositional forms in the Renaissance because it required the perfect balance of rules and freedom. The term comes from the Latin fuga (flight) and has been used to signify three or more “voices” that imitate each other. These voices were real singers in the Renaissance, but in the Baroque era and forward, fugues were also performed by a keyboard instrument or an instrumental ensemble.
In the beginning of the fugue, called the “exposition,” ...
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