Continuous Harmonic Structure in J.S. Bach's Triple Fugues in The Well-Tempered Clavier and Art of Fugue
Stephen E. Hahn, B.M.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis/Dissertation (Online)
- Publication:
- [Denton, Texas] : University of North Texas, 2019
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- Summary:
- Abstract: This thesis explores how the harmonic structures of J.S. Bach's triple fugues interact with their formal, contrapuntal designs. It attempts to explain how each of these elaborate fugues is supported by a single, uninterrupted structure that holds the entire work together. In Bach's fugues one generally encounters large-scale goal-directed motion towards the concluding tonic; this continuous harmonic motion towards the final tonic is consistent with the aesthetics of the Baroque style, which valorizes constant motion or dynamism.
- Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Existing work on fugues
- Pachelbel's double fugues
- Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus VIII
- Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus XI
- Wohltemperierte Klavier II: F# minor
- Wohltemperierte Klavier I: C# minor
- Conclusion.
- Author/Creator:
- Hahn, Stephen (Stephen Ernst) , author
- Contributors:
- Jackson, Timothy L. , major professor
- Languages:
- English
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- Item content: English
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- Dissertation Notes:
- M.A. ― University of North Texas, 2019.
- General Notes:
- Discipline: Music Theory.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-92).
Description based on: Online resource; title from PDF title page (UNT Digital Library, viewed April 28, 2020). - Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 92 pages) : illustrations, music.
- Digital Characteristics:
- text file
- Call Numbers:
- Electronic Thesis
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1269302073
