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There have been a number of requests here lately for information on counterpoint, and I received a request yesterday for more detailed instructions/hints/pointers on fugue construction. I thought it might be interesting to see whether I could provide a simplified, illustrated guide to the art of fugue writing as I understand it. There may be pedagogues here who know more about this subject than I do, and I welcome their input. I am simply hoping this will be helpful as a starting-off point for those interested in trying to understand the anatomy of a fugue and how it is constructed, along with a few examples of just some of the many advanced techniques one can employ in writing a fugue. In looking for a subject that would be easy to hear in almost any texture, I chose an old French folk tune, Ah, vous dirais-je, maman. Mozart used it as a theme for a famous set of piano varations. Almost everyone here will recognise it, either from that source, or as the English nursery tune Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star , or as the classroom primer The Alphabet Song. Once the subject was chosen, I spent Sunday evening throwing together a fugue on it, annotating the score as I progressed. The fugue isn't deathless great, but it does what I wanted it to do - demonstrate the basics of fugue writing. A PDF score of the Fugue Lesson is attached, which once you see it should be self-explanatory. Also attached is a MIDI of the Fugue Lesson. I chose easily distinguishable instruments to serve as the "voices" of the fugue: Soprano - oboe; Alto - clarinet; Tenor - bassoon; Bass - 'cello. Listen along with the MIDI while examining the PDF score; you may want to print out the PDF and make notes. Also attached is a PDF with errata - problems I ran into and mistakes I made, which you might find helpful in avoiding similar pitfalls yourself. If you have any questions, please post them here, and I (or another willing pedagogue) will answer. I sincerely hope this is helpful. Fugue_Lesson.pdf Fugue_Lesson___MIDI.MID

I listened to a lot of Jazz and funk songs and apparently it affected my sense to write something like it. Actually, it is pretty swinging haha!

Nice, I hope it generates new ideas and melodies for you, it always takes that one unusual track to expand one's imagination in composition.

There is no organ in the entire piece. The chord you mean is built from particularly winds, which can sometimes sound like an organ. The audio is digital, so the actual sounds of the instruments is not really good, obiviously. The score is attached in the very first post, so you can look at it yourself. I hope I have answered your question.