Fugue Analysis: David Bennett Thomas (Piano Sonata No. 4, Third Mvmt)

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www.davidbthomas.com This video is an analysis of the fugue from David Bennett Thomas' Piano Sonata No. 4, third movement.
Feel free to pause the video at any point to read the analysis. The fugue terminology and techniques found in this video can be found and defined in a good counterpoint book. These include subject (the theme), countersubject (a second theme used against the first), inversion (the theme is played moving the notes in the opposite direction, so an ascending third becomes a descending third, etc), retrograde (the theme is played backwards), canon or stretto (the theme hasn't finished playing in one voice when a different voice enters and begins playing it, causing an overlapping effect), and augmentation (the theme is played half as fast).

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[JTNewmanMusic]

Nice work DBT. And nice analysis. You definitely got your fugue chops together here. Bravo. 

[DavidBennettThomas]

@JTNewmanMusic Thanks, JTNewmanMusic.

[composer7325]

Why not give the chords and modulations through the whole piece. Thank you .

[DavidBennettThomas]

@composer7325 Glad you like the video. Thanks for watching!

[DavidBennettThomas]

Thank you PawelWysocki!



[andrewjp13music]

It should be noted that some inspiration for this piece undoubtedly came from a particular high school student's weekly offerings of warm chocolate chip cookies...

[DavidBennettThomas]

@andrewjp13music Duly noted!

[composer7325]

Excellent, you are the real master of analyses.Thank you. Did you analyse air on a g string yet on youtube? or bachs fugue in Cm no 2

[PawelWysocki]

great music!