Augmentation and diminution of theme abound, together with the full fugal manner.
First one commencing with chords, after which, fugal imitation.
In a brief fugal vein is a mystic harking back to the earlier prelude.
One of the greatest fugal episodes of symphonies, it is yet a mere prelude to the real movement, where the light theme is drawn from a phrase of latest cadence.
Well defined is the middle episode in minor reared on a new theme of the clarinet with an almost fugal polyphony that departs from the main lyric mood.
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But though he probably intended nothing more than a sober description offugalfeatures, his words overshot his mark.
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Timpani-backed climaxes are quickly dissipated byfugalwriting for woodwind.
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We may take a closer look at the claim that the syllables are not a relevant factor infugalwriting.
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This is a curious exception to what is otherwise rather strictfugalpractice.
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He was entirely deliberate in his use offugalprinciple.
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However, these entries are now restricted to the first six notes of the subject: indeed the fullfugaltheme does not recur in the work.
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Likewise, despite the title, there are nofugalepisodes.
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The more advanced partimento collections often included figured-bass lines with thematic repeats that had to be realized at the keyboard infugalstyle.
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Puccini'sfugalmusic works closely with the succession of still images in this title sequence.
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A tonic pedal is not in itself unusual, but the result here is that the conventionalfugalstyle breaks down, for pedals are supposed to be impossible in two-part fugues.
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Novák's fugues are very odd: they often try to avoid counterpoint altogether, and there are very few places where the texture is recognizablyfugalin the traditional sense.
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One could say that he used thefugalstructure to push out the boundaries of musical expression, whereas perhaps they used it as a convenient straitjacket.
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Thefugalsubject is derived from the first phrase of the chorale melody.
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Often it features rapid runs and arpeggios alternating with chordal orfugalparts.
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The musical structure of this piece usesfugalimitation and much counterpoint.
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