Eminently readable despite the complexity of its subject, "Fugal
Composition: A Guide to the Study of Bach's 48" guides the reader
in studying the 48 fugues of the composer's "Well-Tempered
Clavier." Author Joseph Groocock analyzes each of the fugues
individually, both verbally and diagrammatically, and includes such
elements as overall structure, episodes, stretto, subsidiary
subjects, and countersubjects. The appendices and index furnish a
ready reference for the scholar or researcher seeking information
or guidance on specific points.
Meanwhile, the volume's editor supplies comparative analyses
using current and previous scholarship on every fugue-illustrating
where the author supports or challenges other viewpoints. In all,
the analyses contained in" Fugal Composition" establish the
extraordinary diversity of Bach's fugal style, in such a way that
readers gain a new understanding of these significant and beautiful
works of music.
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