"The Art of Fugue" of J. S. Bach may be viewed as one cumulative work, because each of the fugues is based on the same subject, and each fugue additionally exemplifies new procedures in fugal structure. However, because Bach was not able to finish "Th...
"The Art of Fugue" of J. S. Bach may be viewed as one cumulative work, because each of the fugues is based on the same subject, and each fugue additionally exemplifies new procedures in fugal structure. However, because Bach was not able to finish "The Art of Fugue" due to his illness and death. Donald Francis Tovey and Eric Bergel have made a quadruple fugal out of it by bringing in the original subject. Tovey and Bergel have two separate divisions which are required to present the 4th subject, since the 4th subject has its own division and exposition. On the following study of the comparison of the 4th subject of the last fugue between Tovey and Bergel, Bergel's 4th subject is longer than Tovey. However, Tovey attempts to complete many varied techniques in the last fugue; Subject and Answers are alternated in inverted and normal order in the fugue statements of each section.