Introduction to Fugue
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- Fugue is a musical compositional technique made popular by J.S. Bach in the 18th century. In this episode of Everything Music we explore the basic elements of fugal writing.
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I personally feel Bach's fugues to be the purest form of art ever created. They are all just so perfect.
I totally agree! There's a directness to the Baroque period that's much more engaging to me. It's like Chamber Music instead of an orchestra. More intimate like Jazz.
Agreed.
For me there was the Baroque period... then there was Bach
@@chenyanhao676 If I understand you correctly, you're saying that Bach was of the Baroque period, yet separated himself from it by going deeper into the art of fugue (so to speak) than any other composer of his time?
This is not music, this is magic and Bach was a sorcerer who cast his spell all over the world. Greetings from Peru.
You, dear Sir, are what I call a complete musician. To see someone talk about jazz, rock, pop and now classical music so proficiently and with such appreciation, is quite rare.
I love this so much!!!!!!!!! Everything about this video...
Hallo!
Nahre
Fugue 2 in C Minor was one of my exam pieces. This is such a great piece as an example!
This was a perfect reminder of how fugues work I’m going to try and write a little fugue to go in the breakdown of a song I’m writing on the Ukulele now I’m armed with everything I need to know 👍🏻
This is totally over my head. I still enjoyed it.
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SpaghettiToaster "Bull....I'm a bull, seriously" ggg
And just like that it makes sense... Thank you Rick, this is important work your doing here.
Not into Bach or Fugue but Air on a G String is Bach's masterpiece for us plebeians. Not sure if Air on a G is very Fugue though but Procol Harum stole it and made it better .
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No, it is not a fugue but nonetheless, "Whiter Shades Of Pale" is still no improvement (of a perfect thing anyway, like all of Bach's compositions). It doesn't even have a proper ending, just a fade out.
I still like the song though.
Spot on approach, encyclopedic, glad to see that melodic minor ascending only fella in the white shirt is helping the channel with the classical side! It's funny in that I passed all the classical piano grades as a kid but my fuller understanding of music has really come from jazz. I look at classical music differently now and always analyze what is going on musically instead of just learning pieces like a robot!
I think that learning new music, as you say, is important to improve the technique and gain new repertory, but it surely is insufficient.
This makes me want to write a rock fugue.
Do it my guy
some parts of queens 'brighton rock' and 'the prohets song' moght be good sources of inspiration
Check out "Moog Fugue" by Gentle Giant and the fugue from "Trilogy" by ELP.
If you need some more inspiration, Phish did a lot of amazing contrapuntal rock ("Reba" and "All Things Reconsidered" spring to mind), but I'm not aware of any strict fugues.
So Brandenburg #5, which I love, is all because of the Fugue. Excellent!
Almost can’t even describe this without Bach.
Rick, I love your music channel and videos! I'm an Austrian-American former rock, R&B, and jazz, touring and studio guitarist, former music professor, and now a pianist, keyboardist, and classical music orchestral and chamber composer. It's great to see that there are other diverse and well rounded musicians and educators out there...Peace!
Studying and rehearsing a fugue is hard work. Doing it on classical guitar is very hard work. Overcoming the difficulties and finally being able to play it 'horizontally' and 'vertically' - as it should - is one of the most rewarding things in playing music. Currently working on the Fugue from BWV 998 (orig. for Lute). Playing such a piece is bliss!
what do you mean horizontally and vertically?
Love this Rick. I started learning about and experimenting with fugue through the IPad app Fugue Machine, then dove in further through reading. Please continue this series.
Awesome. I wonder how many time I will be watching this one...
The most clear and concise explanation on the subject, hours of study made simple in under 5 mins. Fantastic!!
Rick, just discovered your channel a week ago. Since I am an old guy (older than you or Elvis’ sideburns) and have been playing the mandolin for only a couple of years, I confess you are 90 percent over my head. That being said, I enjoy all of your content and look forward to reading/watching it after a practice. Thank you.
I LOVE fugues. I think they’re the most interesting bits of music.
One of your best videos. Quick, to the point and step by step. I enjoy those types of videos the most. Thanks.
Now all I need is the video that explains what a toccata is!
It's just a "play", like "toccare"
means play (an instrument) in Italian.
Great video! Very straightforward and clear explanation. I think it's awesome that a great youtuber such as yourself spread knowledge of intricate harmonic concepts as well as 18th century counterpoint.
About your video description, though: the fugue was hardly "made popular" by Bach. He was rather considered quite old fashioned for still writing fugues while other composers, such as his sons, moved on to exploring lighter, homophonic music, today referred to as the Galant style, which forboded the music of the Classical period. Fugal writing was already a rich tradition when Bach wasn't even born and eventually, he would come to perfect it, alltohugh he also, in a sense, ended it.
I didn't realize I like fugues so much!
Never imagined seeing a YT fugue video like this, or Mr. Beato's great work. Thank you Rick, makes my day!!
Awesome as always Rick!
Again Rick Beato does a superb job explaining complicated music in simple terms. I love this guy and now I love Bach and his music even more. (If that were possible)
Wonderfully clear.
wow, heard the term so many times. Never knew what it was. I'm 62. hadn't been in a band since high school. I played all instruments but never learned theory. I'm retired and wanted to have fun. Rich is where I go to learn. Sorry, can't afford your book right now. even with the discount. But you're the greatest.
we need more fugues in our pop music! Fugues now!!!
Very understandable! Thank you. Subject is presented in a way that allows me to take its parts, an apply on whatever I please.
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Sounds right as far as the theory. I use to play a lot of Bach in teenage years. Got me into studying the math that explains why it is written in the fashion that it was. This was into my pipe organ days. Was always a jazz musician especially and only the B-3.
I came to Bach's music all too late in Life preferring more the Romantic school of Music. It was, in fact, by way of Chopin that I "met" Bach: his ballade No. 4 in F minor. What is more, it was not until I immersed myself in Bach's The Art of Fugue that I realised of Bach were all we had in Music, we would have it all. And so, that point of arrival in a musician's life where they need nothing more than "The Art of Fugue" - it is to understand that all things are born of one another, and even that The Art of Fugue should have remained a work incomplete speaks to my completeness; to this world within a world without end in which we all live, as does the soul transcend itself to address Eternity. I am there now, and inasmuch as I feel I have in some way always been there, this place of undivided awareness our one deity's own dream, there can be no turning back from the very wonder that is this music by J S Bach, at least not for me not ever now! And so it is, that my gratitude itself has gravitas, the grace of God in its passing; the face of Divine Faith everlasting. Rick, need I tell you how deeply touched I am by your presentation! I do thank you! Blessings!
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Great Rick. I understand fugue much better. Thanks. I’ll be sure to look at getting your book.
I recently joined ( 6wks). Bought the book. As a classical guitarist for some years 26+, This is what I'm really interested in, forms, analysis, etc.
Play some Bach, BWV 1007. Have recorded a Renaissance and Baroque cd. Taught some, studied a little jazz. Played in some rock bands, but Tull brought me to classical ( Bourree). Really like the channel. Need more of this.
Knoxville, Tn.
Great concise intro to the Fugue! Can't wait for your full course.
I'd love to see some of Scarlatti's Sonatas dissected like this.
Rob A - Yes, that would be great. I'm a big fan of Scarlatti. I love the way he modified chords a little at a time, often transforming them from simple chords to very complex chords with surprising dissonances. His music is filled with wonderful tunes. Bach, Handel, and Scarlatti were all born in the same year - 1685!
Thanks for everything you do Rick, it's very much appreciated.
I never comment. That's just... Not something I usually do. And I'll admit... I'm only writing this on the off chance that you'll read it, Rick, so, please, if you do: *For the love of God do more of this style* . It can be entertaining just by how dynamic it is, content aside. I love it and shared it with a handful of friends. Please, please, please do more of these!
Thank you Thomaz! I will do more like this.
Thank you!
@@RickBeato ...and thank you!
Great video, much clearer pedagogically than usual
Great job on a very complex subject. Something to wet your appetite.
Great video. I just watched it four times through and I will return to it in the next few days to watch (and listen) to it again. Thanks.
Fugue is the best form for listening to several voices at once, because it allows you to hear the tune by itself, repeatedly, and in different pitches, which vastly helps later in picking the tune out of a melee of voices all singing at the same time. Without this structure, it would be almost impossible to hear, say, 4 voices at once. There are lots of other tricks that all go to allowing all of the voices to be heard. The entire game is all about hearing as many tunes at the same time as possible, while your ear keeps trying to pick out just one. This requires great form (the fugue), great composers, great performers, and great listeners. Particularly when dealing with only one instrument. (Its easier if every voice is taken by a different instrument)
Great in depth video for being so short. thank you for posting!
Great and concise introduction to the Fugue form.
good to have this short "overview " of a topic, just to decide is it something right know for me or not
It is truly fantastic to see you have made clips about this topic, and about my Lord Ludwig ( who also wrote fantastic fugues, as you'd know) as well. Once upon a time, people who aspired to make music would have thought the modern triumph of the three minute song, with its simple repetitive verse/chorus format , to be a great shame and a failure of creativity. C'est la vie...
Vert helpful, very simple and clear explanation, love it :) Been studying figured bass and fugues for the past 3 weeks :)
Thanks very much Rick! Dont know if because i wrote asking for a fugue video months ago, but this is a nice introduction for my fugue home studies.
Always wondered what made a Fugue. Thanks Rick!
Love it .. great compressed view.. what a great review.. thank you.. again !! Looking forward to the the next video on this topic.. !!
I was just reading about Fugues...Great timing!
More like this please
Best composition tuto I’ve seen
Great vid Rick
Nice overview of fugues! Looking into each of these aspects of fugue as just music in general is probably better than going too specific too early, leading to getting into a rut of doing it the way it's been done before. I learnt the principles of fugue from the Schillinger System (don't try to read through it btw - it's like reading the phone book - use it as a reference source instead!)
Yes! Very yes!!!
Bravo! Bring it on Rick! Very well done!
As always highly interesting and very intense. Keep the great work up.
Yeeeeesssss, the internet needed this!!!
Looking forward to the Beato Music Academy!
Very good source of information. I wish you could make a video about writing melodies. Because we all know how to put notes than sound good to create a melody but a more complex thing is to know WHEN put those notes (I think mostly about classical composers that master that). For instance like the famous part of "Torreador" which have a rhythmic idea always changing....
holy s..t nobody's gonna read this....
Thanks for posting! Great and really instructive video!
thanks for teaching us these important informations .. please do a videos about how to compose etudes , impromptus , mazurkas , sonatas .... and the others . we cant find these information on the internet . thanks aloooooooot wish you all the best
Now you've made me want to go play some Bach on the piano....wait, I'm just too tired after teaching students music and Japanese all day...I'll just go listen to Glenn Gould play it for me instead. Anyway, I really enjoy your videos. They remind me of being in the College again. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Sam from machiwoomiapoo channel. :)
Love your videos. Thanks for teaching me a lot mate.
Awesome Rick, thank you so much!
Always so informative! Thank you for your work.
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Great refresher.
Awesome Rick,thanks!!
My instructor gave us a sheet of subjects and had us write the answers. Then he showed us Bach's answers. Ha! We wuzzunt so hot. Learned a lot from him, bless his heart.
Just as a side note, even if you never write a fugue, "fugal entries" (with subject and counter-subject alternating tonic and dominant) is a very powerful way to bring in an orchestra, and especially a choir. Some classic examples are the "Kyrie" from Mozart's Requiem, and many, many pieces in "Messiah" by Handel. (The entry "And he shall reign for ever" from "Hallelujah" is one of the best moments in choral music ever.)
The opening of "The Law is the True Embodiment" from Iolanthe by Gilbert & Sullivan is another good example, played for satire in that case.
Here are a few modern fugues from various soundtracks, not all "strict" fugues:
"The Shark Cage" from Jaws, by John Williams.
There's one in The English Patient, by Gabriel Jared. I think it's called "Black Nights".
"Whale Fugue" from Star Trek IV, by Leonard Rosenman.
"Danger Down Deep" from Victory at Sea, by Richard Rogers.
I also seem to recall one in the Psycho soundtrack.
very informative thanks for the examples!!
Thank you for this video!
Very helpful, many thanks
Fascinating how linguistic and mathematical terms are used to define the structure, flow and interaction of tempo and notes. It seems that an 'empty hyperset' may be used to start with?
This is an area A.I. composition is starting to get good at, as if maybe Bach’s third cousin was trying to imitate him but couldn’t get the resolves to have that balanced vibe perhaps because they weren’t melodically interesting enough at the beginning. The first time you hear these fugues as a child you know it’s a trick of sorts, but a very musically pleasing one.
Excellent video for introduction. Bloody complex. 12 bar anyone ?
Thanks for this video, and all your others. Enjoying them. If I can work out time and $$, will sign up for your course. In the meantime, recently, I've been playing a transcription of Bill Evans Fudgsicle Built for Four, on the Loose Blues album with Sonny Stitt. Seems to be a tonal fugue, by the definition in this video, but based on a blues scale. Pretty much got the fugue part down, on my odd instrument (free bass accordion), but somewhat baffled by the improv section. I guess the chords are built on a the blues scale, but Evans and the group change keys a whole lot.
Nice teaser!
Love you r lessons
Loved it!
Thanks Rick!
Hi Rick! Great Video! I hope you will delve into this subject more in future videos.
I also have a question for you and I think it could be a great subject (no pun intended) for one of your videos.
I have a problem when I compose and i think it is a very common issue: I NEVER SHUT UP! When I compose only with an empty music sheet in front of me I rarely use rests and although it sounds good it always sounds a bit odd. Many musicians and composers said that Music is actually the silence between the notes, so could you do a video about unlocking the potential of silence in music? Thank you a lot for your quality content.
Hey Rick, since we are in the topic, have you heard the music of Astor Piazzolla? He made lots of fugues in tango I think the best example is "Fuga y Misterio". It would be great to see an analysis on it!!
I would like to try a jazz fugue.
This one was really interesting, found myself rewinding a couple of times. Awesome work Rick!
About the whole UMG film scoring thing, you've got videos on your website, correct? Could you host the videos there and tell people to watch them there? Is this an option or are there other problems I don't see?
Thank You for this...
Excellent video lesson! Great job!🖒
good!
Am I wrong or the performing artist of these fugues is Angela Hewitt? God I love her interpretations of Bach's works.
you are the MAN!
Thanks dude!!
Love your videos, Rick, but Vulf Peck's "Fugue State" brought me here this time. My new favorite modern funk band (if you can call it that). A group influenced by classical music, jazz, funk & soul. Check them out, they are very versatile individuals.
I so appreciated this one...I think I may need to review this a few times though, that was a lot of info to digest. LOL
Great video!
The themes of fugues are put together like interlocking lego bricks. They can be different colours, lengths, heights, turned upside down or back to front. The art of composers like Bach is how they develop, distort, subvert and craft the overall flow into a piece that is continuously interesting and aesthetically balanced, reaching a satisfying climax (oo-er!)
Nice! I love music theory
Great video but I think I'll have to rewatch it about 50 times to get the benefit