The word fugue comes from the italian fuga meaning flight. It is a type of counterpoint with a precisely defined structure. Preparing for ago exams american guild of organists. Treatise on the fugue by andre gedalge 19651108 andre gedalge on. The fugue is a musical art form written for a given number of voices vocal or instrumental. Bach composed a paired prelude and fugue in each of the 24 keys to demonstrate the viability of the. Andre gedalge was professor of counterpoint and fugue in the paris conservatory from 1905 until his death in 1926. Treatise on the fugue by andre gedalge, 1965, university of oklahoma press edition, in english 1st ed.
I admire aras ability to seamlessly weave together so many different settings and characters and plot lines, all working together as i imagine an orchestra would, rising to a crescendo. Open books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books. Translates selections from 4 classical works on the fugue. These illustrated the proud motto that he followed. The jazz theory book by mark levine the notation of western music by richard rastall. During this time he published books by marie laubot and edmond about for the librairie gedalge. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In music, a fugue is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject a musical theme that is introduced at the beginning in imitation repetition at different pitches and which recurs frequently in the course of the composition. This page was last edited on 9 decemberat please choose whether or not you want other users to be able to see on your profile that this library is a favorite of yours. Read free treatise fugue andre gedalge university oklahoma treatise fugue andre gedalge university oklahoma when somebody should go to the book stores, search establishment by shop, shelf by shelf, it is really problematic. The concluding chapter, on accompanied fugue, deals with a branch of the subject not touched on in any book we have met with. Treatise on fugue by andre gedalge, 9780910648028, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Scores published by litolff scores gedalge, andrebooks romantic style romantic music theory writings french language works first published in 1901. A fugue begins with the exposition of its subject in one of the voices alone in the tonic key.
The first is a comprehensive historical survey of writings on the fugue from the beginning of fugal teaching c. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Fugues strike fear into the hearts of keyboard students the world over, yet most have never actually learned how to learn a fugue. Modernist and postmodernist novelists have long sought alternatives to traditional narrative form. It is based on a tune called the subject of the fugue. Books and more here you will find a list of literature recommended by our members. Gedalge states that the episode of the fugue is generally based on a series of imitations of the subject that have been. The classical fugue information page on classic cat. Andre gedalge is the author of treatise on the fugue 3. Treatise on the fugue by andre gedalge book 5 editions published between 1965 and 1996 in english and held by 608 worldcat member libraries worldwide. The art of fugue an overview the art of fugue is a series of contrapuntal movements, all based on a single. After the statement of the subject, a second voice enters and states the subject with the subject transposed to another key usually the dominant or subdominant, which is known as the answer. The polyphonic vocal style of the 16th century, also has an appendix titled the vocal fugue that is useful.
For that matter, most piano students are entirely unaware that there is a how. Principles of counterpoint conclusion, acknowledgments, bibliography. Andre gedalge 27 december 1856 5 february 1926 was an influential french composer. Fugue, in music, a compositional procedure characterized by the systematic imitation of a principal theme called the subject in simultaneously sounding melodic lines counterpoint. Here is something that uses attacco to describe a type of fugue subject.
Bach gave the present title to the work, which was composed for the use and practice of musical youth eager to learn and for the amusement of those already skilled in this study. What words should be used to describe mathematically precise. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I first came across andre gedalge s treatise on fugue when i was a senior at college studying music. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Treatise on the fugue hardcover january 1, 1965 by andre gedalge author, ferdinand davis translator 4. Buy the study of fugue dover books on music new edition by various isbn. Published by university of oklahoma press 1965 isbn 10. Fugue simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I first came across andre gedalges treatise on fugue when i was a senior at college studying music. Translated and edited by ferdinand davis, with a foreword by. Treatise on the fugue andre gedalge, ferdinand davis, darius milhaud on. Analytical discussion of representative fugues 52 fugue in d by alexandre guilmant fugue in d minor from the first organ symphony, op. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Having a serious love for fugal music and technique, i searched far and wide for a true, no nonsense, serious text. To make the music run smoothly, it may also have to be altered slightly. It is not to be confused with a fuguing tune, which is a style of song popularized by and mostly. I believe this is the most extensive study written about the topic compared to other theoretical works. A fugue is a piece of music written for a certain number of parts voices.
Alfred manns book, the study of fugue, is an excellent resource, and heres an online link. Counterpoint and emotional richness one final point remains. A classic study, tracing the fugue from the renaissance to present. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. If poetry was a kind of music, i wondered, could a novel be a fugue. The term fugue may also be used to describe a work or part. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As belonging to practical composition rather than to mere theoretical study, fugue is a subject which is best taught by examples. Part two explores in depth four 18thcentury studies which are its classical presentations. Originally a form of vocal music, early fugues drew on the canzone, a type of italian lyric poetry or song. Cherubinis treatise on counterpoint and fugue the treatises of dubois and gedalge the impact of school fugue on late nineteenthcentury repertoire iv. Fugue lists contains over 5,000 fugues, fugue theory, texts on fugues and the art of fugue by johann sebastian bach. The gedalge treatise would differentiate between the scale degree in a minor and the same in the dominant in e minor, so your altered answer while it does transpose up a fifth and remain in the original key, may not embody many of the more formal procedures as written by gedalge. Like all musical juxapositions, contrast between lines depends for its effectiveness on the composers sensitivity to musical character.