Puzzle Fugue | Original Composition in F-Minor

[@Pianoboy1258]

I liked it, especially when it went "du dum dum dee"

[@averynhiell]

Thank you! That’s a surprisingly good verbalisation of the head of the subject. xD

[@Rayenn_19]

If someone told me this was a lost Bach Fugue, I wouldn't even suspect anything

[@averynhiell]

@@Rayenn_19 Wow, thank you so much! (=

[@TheLabecki]

I love the first of the three movies. The piece as a whole is quite delightful. I love polyphonic music and am glad to see peopling writing good fugues today.

[@averynhiell]

@@TheLabecki Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! ^^ What movies are you referring to?

[@TheLabecki]

@@averynhiell Oh, sorry, I mistyped, I meant the first motive.

[@philipped.picard7933]

Bach would have been proud of you !

[@averynhiell]

Thanks a lot! ^^

[@philippe573]

That was beautiful, elegant, and pleasing to hear. I hope you are encouraged to continue writing

[@averynhiell]

Thank you so much! I definitely will continue writing fugues. ^^

[@jackhughesbooks]

Lovely. Subscribed. Looking forward to hearing more of your work.

[@averynhiell]

@@jackhughesbooks Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! :D

[@krisdabaliguy6850]

This is probably my favorite of your compositions. good work

[@averynhiell]

Thank you a lot! ^^

[@ШуточноназываемыйВладимир]

Very captivating Bachian fugue subject. Captures the ear right off the bat! Can't help thinking that this subject would have been ideal for an inverted entry, though. The very distinctive rhythm would stand out right away and be immediately recognizable, and the inverted pitches would add a lot of freshness to the music, and perhaps let you expand it a little more. The conclusion could then feature both the original right-side-up subject in stretto with its inverse for a nice contrapuntal climax.

[@averynhiell]

Thank you! (= There are actually two instances of an inversion of parts of the subject: a sequence with the inverted head of the subject starting at 1:29, making up the episode that leads to the stretto section, and an inverted entry in stretto at 2:07. ^^

[@ШуточноназываемыйВладимир]

@@averynhiell Very nice. I thought you could have done more with it towards the end, like give it its own mini-exposition and play around with it, then bring in the original and have them play together to tie up the end. Just a random idea, of course.

[@averynhiell]

@@ШуточноназываемыйВладимир Totally, I’ll consider the idea for future compositions. ^^

[@linoferrentino]

very captivating and energetic, lively and fresh.

[@averynhiell]

Thank you so much! (=

[@drtee51]

Nice job! Catchy subject! I have to be careful saying this, but it is vaguely reminiscent of the F minor fugue in Book II of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, which is also in 2/4 in F minor. But you introduce a few touches that Bach didn't think of. For instance that 16th-note anacrusis at the beginning of the subject is really pretty catchy, and it works every time you bring the subject back. I thought it was interesting that in this one you stay pretty close in the orbit of F minor and nearly related keys. (I was just listening to your D minor fugue again and you went pretty far afield in that one--from D minor to E minor and B minor). I guess the more active material in this fugue doesn't let you range quite so far afield. Not meant as a criticism, though--I think it goes right whenre you need it to go. Nice job, once again!

[@averynhiell]

Thank you so much! (= Yeah, some people have already noticed the similarity to BWV 881. First, it was unintentional, and once I realised it myself during composition, I let myself be a bit more inspired by it. Unfortunately, the anacrusis doesn’t work every time: in the entry at 0:45, I had to lower it to avoid parallels. As for the keys: I felt like this fugue was a bit more “well-behaved” in terms of material etc., it didn’t seem to fit to explore too distant keys. But in the Fugue II in D-Minor, everything is a bit more experimental. ^^

[@PierreRevol]

Enfin de la musique qui ressemble a quelque chose.Merci

[@averynhiell]

Merci bien! (=

[@Xzy_158]

Very elegant fugue, i enjoyed it very much :)

[@averynhiell]

Thank you so much! ^^

[@inanis9801]

This is amazing, using all those lovely thirds and sixths, but I have to ask, why do you sometimes use two grace notes instead of a mordent?

[@averynhiell]

Thanks a lot! ^^ I think I used the grace notes purely for playback reasons. If I remember correctly, I didn’t like the sound of the mordents in this version of Musescore 4.

[@inanis9801]

@@averynhiell That's fair enough. Sometimes, if I don't like the way the computer plays an ornament, I'll still put it on the score but make it not play in the properties pannel. Then add the right grace notes but make them invisible.

[@averynhiell]

@@inanis9801 I do that, too. But sometimes I’m too lazy. xD

[@inanis9801]

@ Yeah I feel that. Sometimes I'll finish a score then realise there was a problem with it. I tell myself, "I'll fix it the next time I open the score." I have a string quartet which hasn't been opened for four years and I still know what I want to change.

[@averynhiell]

@@inanis9801 Haha, relatable.

[@Mymusicaldream]

I like what I hear, keep going! My fugues are getting better but not at your level yet

[@averynhiell]

Thanks a lot! I will try and remember to check some of your fugues out as well. (:

[@Raffael-Tausend]

Hello Averyn, very nice. Ihave just downloaded the sheetmusic and maybe we'll be playing it with Oboe, Violin and Basson. Not too difficult. (But f-Minor on Violin? Maybe i will transposing it :)

[@averynhiell]

@@Raffael-Tausend Thank you, I feel honoured! ^^ If you record it, feel free to send it to me (you can find my e-mail address in my profile description).

[@mastertao1179]

Is it typically Baroque to repeat the same phrase in different keys (sometimes once, twice, or even three times) one after the other? For instance, at 1:06 and 1:34, the subject repeats again in a different key. And what is the technical name of these repeats?

[@averynhiell]

@@mastertao1179 I assume you mean “sequence”, which is very typical and often used for modulation in fugues (i.e. moving the piece to a different key). It is not the subject, though, but only a part of it or a different piece of thematic material. More info: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_(music)

[@mastertao1179]

@@averynhiell Thank you for your information Averyn.

[@averynhiell]

@@mastertao1179 You are welcome! ^^

[@TimotheeDuport]

Bravo !

[@averynhiell]

Thanks! ^^

[@jccheloven]

Very nice!

[@averynhiell]

Thanks a lot! ^^

[@Mabbdaa]

Sounds like bach’s F minor fugue subject in his WTC Prelude and fugue in f minor

[@averynhiell]

@@Mabbdaa Yeah, a bit. I noticed this only after I had composed the subject, but Bach’s fugue might have had subconsciously influenced me. Happens. ^^

[@Nozomi_kun]

If you are to write this for different instruments, what would they be?

[@averynhiell]

Interesting question! I don’t have much experience in instrumentation, but a reed trio might fit. What do you think? (:

[@Nozomi_kun]

@@averynhiell I think the same too. A trio of woodwinds might fit well to most of your fugues. In fact I did actually try transcribing one of your fugues to woodwinds, and I'd love to share it with you if you like!

[@averynhiell]

@@Nozomi_kun I would love to hear it! However, sending a link via a comment might not work, so feel free to use the e-mail address in my channel description. (:

[@Nozomi_kun]

@@averynhiell I have send it to you. Hope you like it!

[@averynhiell]

@@Nozomi_kun Thank you, I received it. You will hear from me. ^^

[@hisky.]

i like this. youre good at writing fugues did you know?

[@averynhiell]

Thank you so much! (=

[@joeldepadua]

Excellent fugue. However, I don't want to be annoying, but I found the similarity with the Fugue in F Minor from the Second Volume of the Well-Tempered Clavier very evident. The subject of this sounds almost like a variation of that to me. I know this was probably unintentional, it happens by chance or unconsciously, I have been victim of things like that myself. Perhaps you should mention this similarity in the identification of this fugue to avoid criticism.

[@averynhiell]

Thank you! The similarity is semi-intentional. That is, I did not plan for it to be similar from the beginning, but while constructing the exposition, I noticed it and let it inspire me more consciously. I’ll mention it in the video description, thank you for your thoughts on that. (:

[@joeldepadua]

@@averynhiell👍

[@JordanCooper-z7z]

I think Bach would live longer about 338 years old to compose a fugue.

[@ДмитрийСтепанович-ы4з]

Ссибо, маэстро!

[@ДмитрийСтепанович-ы4з]

Спасибо

[@averynhiell]

Пожалуйста.

[@MartinSmithMFM]

Too close to 48 Book One fugue to be more than a poor pastiche.

[@averynhiell]

I assume you are referring to BWV 881? Well, the subject is similar, but apart from that, I think the two fugues are rather different. I don’t think it’s fair to call it a “poor pastiche”.

[@ШуточноназываемыйВладимир]

@@averynhiell IMO it doesn't sound like BWV 881 at all. There are some similarities in the shape of the subject, but tonally the two are quite distinct, and any similarities are likely mere coincidence.

[@sergiocattapan1192]

​​@@averynhiellcontinua a comporre, la tua musica è semplicemente attraente.😊

[@averynhiell]

@@ШуточноназываемыйВладимир Thank you, I agree. (:

[@averynhiell]

@@sergiocattapan1192 Grazie di cuore! ^^