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The fugue is an ancient musicalform that receiveda new leaseon life in the mid-twentieth century. In this famous example (which opens a four-movement work), subiect and episode are readily located. But a more interestingaspectof this fugue is its overall "tonal" plan, which is a unique fusion of old and new. One way to begin exploring it is to make a diagram showing the pitch level of each statementof the sublect. How does the powerful climax fit into the overall plan? The rhythm of this fugue suggestsanother kind of question. Notice that many of its bars are divided into unequal parts (shown by dotted lines). See, for example,bar 19, which has a 3 + 3 + 2 grouping. Now turn to the Bart6k piece starting on page 449 and,see its second bar, which is likewise 3 + 3 + 2. Apart from the difference in tempo, how do these passagesdiffer in their basic rhythmic effect? Another twentieth-centuryfugue is given on page 49O. A n d a n l eranqui l l o,i ertd-10 l 1 .2 .V i o l e

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