Fugal Composition

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A Guide to the Study of Bach's '48'

Dorene Groocock

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English

Praeger Publishers Inc
28 February 2003

Theory of music & musicology; Educational: Music

Series: Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance

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.

By: Dorene Groocock
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9780313323232
ISBN 10: 0313323232
Series: Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 28 February 2003
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

JOSEPH GROOCOCK was a Lecturer at Trinity College Dublin and at the Dublin Institute of Technology. An accomplished pianist and organist, conductor, and composer, Dr. Groocock died in 1997. YO TOMITA is a Reader in the School of Music at the Queen's University, Belfast.

Reviews for Fugal Composition: A Guide to the Study of Bach's '48'

?[a]n essential reference for the serious student of fugue and of Bach's genius....[a] well written and useful reference guide for those who are interested in detailed analysis by a leading scholar in the field.?-American Music Teacher ""Ýa¨n essential reference for the serious student of fugue and of Bach's genius....Ýa¨ well written and useful reference guide for those who are interested in detailed analysis by a leading scholar in the field.""-American Music Teacher ""[a]n essential reference for the serious student of fugue and of Bach's genius....[a] well written and useful reference guide for those who are interested in detailed analysis by a leading scholar in the field.""-American Music Teacher