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Fugue.

[Chap. IV.

155. It is often said that there are no rules without exceptions; and in the works of all the great masters we occasionally find fugue answers which cannot be explained on any of the principles laid down in this chapter. As our last illustrations, we give one specimen by each of the greatest composers, of an irregular fugue answer. If the student has mastered the contents of this chapter, no notes will be needed; he will see at once wherein the irregularity consists.

J. S. Bach. Fugue for Clavier, in A minor.

$\new ChoirStaff << \new Staff \relative a' { \key a \minor \time 4/4 \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"a") } r8^\markup \bold "S" a a a b b b16 c d b | c8 b16 c a8 b c b c d | e } \new Staff \relative e' { \key a \minor r8^\markup \bold "A" e e e fis fis fis16 g a fis | g8 fis16 g e8 fis g fis g gis | a } >>$

Handel. 'Choice of Hercules.'

$\new ChoirStaff << \new Staff \relative d'' { \key g \minor \time 4/4 \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"b") } d4^\markup \bold "S" d8 d d4 d | c c bes g^\markup \tiny "Key: C minor" a8 b c2 b4 | c2 } \new Staff \relative g' { \key g \minor g4^\markup \bold "A" g8 g g4 g | f f ees c^\markup \tiny "Key: F major." d8 e f2 e4 | f s } >>$

Haydn. 'Creation.

$\new ChoirStaff << \new Staff \relative f' { \key bes \major \time 4/4 \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"c") } r8^\markup \bold "S" f f f bes4. aes8 | g4 ees f4. ees8 | d } \new Staff \relative b' { \key bes \major r8^\markup \bold "A" bes bes bes f'4. ees8 | d4 a bes4. c16 bes | a8 } >>$

Mozart. Te Deum.

$\new ChoirStaff << \override Score.Rest #'style = #'classical \new Staff \relative c' { \clef tenor \key c \major \time 4/4 \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"d") } c1^\markup \bold "S" b | f'4. f8 e2 | r4 e fis,2 | g4_"&c." } \new Staff \relative g { \clef bass \key c \major g1^\markup \bold "A" e | a4. a8 g2 | r4 g b,2 | c4 } >>$

Beethoven. Mass in C.

$\new ChoirStaff << \new Staff \relative c { \clef bass \key c \major \time 4/4 \partial 2. \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"e") } c4^\markup \bold "S" e g | a2. g4 | f e d e8 f | g4 a g f | e1 } \new Staff \relative g { \clef tenor \key c \major g4^\markup \bold "A" c d | e2. d4 | c b a b8 c | d4 e d c | b s s } >>$

Weber. Mass in E flat.

$\new ChoirStaff << \new Staff \relative g' { \key c \major \time 4/4 \partial 2. \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"f") } g4^\markup \bold "S" e e | a4. a8 g4 f | e e8 e fis4 g | g2 fis | g4 s } \new Staff \relative c' { \key c \major \clef tenor c4^\markup \bold "A" c b | e4. e8 d4 c | b b8 b c4 c | c2. b4 | c2 } >>$