The Art of Fugue

Post date: Jul 06, 2015 12:41:44 AM

The Art of Fugue is a unique example of Bach mining infinite riches from a little theme. Although fundamentally still a set of pieces drawing on different interpretations of a single theme, fugue-variation is unlike other forms of variation because it is free from the constraint of having a syntactically complete structure as its theme. Instead of looking inwards and teasing out microscopic details of a completed structure, the Art of Fugue develops outwards, manifesting the endless latent possibilities of its fugue subject. This will be contrasted in the concert with the more conventional but ever popular Chaconne in D minor, plus two newly made organ transcriptions.

Stephen Hung will give pre-concert talks on the Art of Fugue at Music Lab Education Studio on the 7th and 15th of August at 8pm and 7.30pm respectively. Places are limited; if interested please visit https://sites.google.com/site/shungbach/form to register. Payment is on a voluntary basis.

＜賦格曲之技＞乃巴哈將賦格曲及變奏曲寫作手法集大成之巨著，亦是史上唯一首賦格曲與變奏曲的混合體。至於這混血兒是否比賦格曲或變奏曲本身更美麗實乃見仁見智，但兩者都給對方帶入了新的元素：變奏使賦格曲更大型及富連貫性，而賦格則令變奏曲更自由。音樂會將以另一變奏巨著＜Ｄ小調夏康舞曲＞與此作比較，另有兩首從管風琴作品改編過來的前奏與賦格曲。

熊韋皓將於八月七日晚上八時正及八月十五日晚上七時半在 Music Lab 音樂教室舉行〈賦格曲之技〉講座，費用屬自願性質。因座位有限，有意者請到 https://sites.google.com/site/shungbach/form 註冊。