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Fugue

A fugue is built from one short melody, the subject, which enters in one voice alone and is then taken up by each of the other voices in turn while the earlier voices continue with new counterpoint. That opening round of entries is the fugue's exposition. What follows alternates episodes, where the subject is absent or only hinted at, with further entries of the subject in new keys.

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BachToccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 5651707BachPassacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582FreeBachFantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 5371717BachBrandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 10471718BachBrandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 10491720BachChromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 9031720BachThe Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-8691722BachPrelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major (WTC II), BWV 8701727BachPrelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 5441731BachFugue in C minor (WTC 2 No. 2), BWV 8711740BachFugue in E minor (WTC 2 No. 10), BWV 8791740BachFugue in G major (WTC 2 No. 15), BWV 8841740BachPrelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major (WTC II), BWV 8781740BachPrelude and Fugue No. 11 in F major (WTC II), BWV 8801740BachPrelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor (WTC II), BWV 8831740BachPrelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor (WTC II), BWV 8851740BachFugue in A minor (WTC 2 No. 20), BWV 8891741BachFugue in D♯ minor (WTC 2 No. 8), BWV 8771741BachFugue in G♯ minor (WTC 2 No. 18), BWV 8871741BachPrelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major (WTC II), BWV 8721741BachPrelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major (WTC II), BWV 8821741BachPrelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major (WTC II), BWV 8861741BachPrelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major (WTC II), BWV 8901741BachPrelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major (WTC II), BWV 8921741BachFugue in F minor (WTC 2 No. 12), BWV 8811742BachPrelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor (WTC II), BWV 8731742BachPrelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major (WTC II), BWV 8741742BachPrelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor (WTC II), BWV 8911742BachPrelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor (WTC II), BWV 8931742BachThe Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 1-41746BachThe Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 61747HaydnString Quartet in A major, Op. 20 No. 61772HaydnString Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 21772HaydnString Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 51772MozartRequiem in D minor, K. 626FreeMozartThe Magic Flute Overture, K. 6201791BeethovenCello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 21815BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 1061818BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 1101821BeethovenGrosse Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 1331825MendelssohnOrgan Sonata No. 2 in C minor, Op. 65 No. 21845MendelssohnOrgan Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Op. 65 No. 61845SchumannSymphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 611846VerdiMessa da Requiem1874Saint-SaënsPiano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 441875RegerString Quartet in G minor, Op. 54 No. 11900RavelLe Tombeau de Couperin, M. 681917BartókPiano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 1191945ShostakovichString Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 1101960

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