Composing a Baroque-style Fugue

SDC4 · Music composition · 5 lessons

Course duration
1 month (4 hours)

SDC

Course code
SDC4

Course fee
£9.99/mo.
The course level is: advanced.

Course description

In this course you will learn how to write a Baroque-style fugue from scratch, starting with the introduction of the subject in the exposition, progressing through the development, containing middle entries and episodes, ending with the final statement of the theme.

Lessons

This course contains 5 lessons. It is estimated that the total time to complete this course is 1 month at 3 hours per week.
1.   Introduction to the course
2.   The subject and exposition
3.   The development
4.   The development: stage 2
5.   The final entry

Skills and certificates gained

Four-part counterpoint
Writing a fugue
Polyphony

Entry requirements

A knowledge of intermediate harmony, music theory and counterpoint is a prerequisite for this course.

Instructor

Your instructor for this course is Anthony Daly, Founder @ Strybo Digital. Prior to starting Strybo Digital in 2024, Anthony studied music at Trinity Laban and the University of Cambridge.
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