What is a fugue in classical music and by extension what exactly does contrapuntal mean in music theory?
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Contrapuntal refers to two individual simultaneously played melodic lines playing off each other – often implying when one goes up, the other goes down, etc (viola – counterpoint!).
A fugue is a composition in which a (usually simple) melodic idea is repeated with or without variations in different parts (and or keys) causing a weaving in and out of itself, thus creating counterpoint with itself. Often confused with a canon (like row row row your boat), fugues are less strictly restrictive.
Contrapuntal refers to two individual simultaneously played melodic lines playing off each other – often implying when one goes up, the other goes down, etc (viola – counterpoint!).
A fugue is a composition in which a (usually simple) melodic idea is repeated with or without variations in different parts (and or keys) causing a weaving in and out of itself, thus creating counterpoint with itself. Often confused with a canon (like row row row your boat), fugues are less strictly restrictive.
Contrapuntal refers to two individual simultaneously played melodic lines playing off each other – often implying when one goes up, the other goes down, etc (viola – counterpoint!).
A fugue is a composition in which a (usually simple) melodic idea is repeated with or without variations in different parts (and or keys) causing a weaving in and out of itself, thus creating counterpoint with itself. Often confused with a canon (like row row row your boat), fugues are less strictly restrictive.
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