Event list for Fugue II in F major, BWV 856, J. K. F. Fischer
Seen as an a.4 fugue.
Measure Event
2 - S
6 - A at 5th (only tonal entry) CS similar to end of S
10 - S, CS, cpt
14 - short connecting passage using first part of S
16 - S, CS in 3rds (counter exposition?). End exposition.
20 - short connecting passage, uses CS in imitation
22 - ME1 S (at 5th, real), CS, cpt
26 - short connecting passage
27 - ME2 S (at 5th, real), CS in 10ths
31 - Final entry S, CS in 10ths, cpt. Bass similar to mm. 10-11,
Alto/bass same rhythm
Measure numbers indicate the first downbeat of the event.
This fugue does not modulate. The shifts to C or Bb seem more like
secondary dominant action. There is only one tonal entry. The
short connecting passages precede the last entry of the exposition
and each middle entry. The CS is derived from the end of S and is
used in every entry. The material in the remaining voices in each
entry is variable, sometimes paralleling the CS, sometimes free
counterpoint, sometimes derived from less vivid motives.
See Analysis as a.3 fugue
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