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Having languished through an exasperating episode of "composer's block" for the better part of the summer, I have now finally realized to what extent my creative faculties seem to be correlated with sleep deprivation (one product of which is this latest fugue of mine). For the most part, I had tried to avoid said alterations to my regular sleep schedule since earlier this year, when a series of unfortunate events made me realize just how unhealthy not sleeping for half a week straight could be. However, this also meant that my long nocturnal composition sessions had to be put to an end if I was not to end up in an academic downward spiral capable of ruining my career expectancies. To be quite frankly honest, I do not know what to make of this as of yet. It appears as though I may have to reach a stable equilibrium of consciousness in order to be able to unleash my creativity without losing my mind to insufficient mental rest. Which, as with any personal golden mean, will certainly not be an easy task in the slightiest. Anyhow, here's the fugue. Enjoy! YouTube video link: Note: the harpsichord audio file uses an A = 415 Hz 1/5 comma meantone soundfont, as opposed to the equal temperament used in the video. I thought it sounded cool and not that dissonant as in more distant keys, so I decided to include it for some variation.

An experiment on repetition and evolution. A draft, for now. Composed in 1 day.

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This is great. I love the odd time signature and the jazz inflection with those Stravinskian chords. In a way it reminds me of the more avant-garde stuff done by classically trained "novelty ragtime" pianists like Zez Confrey. And a very fun and energetic performance by Henry!

Hi Pabio @Fugax Contrapunctus, I like the less thick 3 part fugue texture here without going too thick sometimes. My favourite moment will definitely be b.61 when you go as far as to F# minor with a rare 2 voices texture in your works, as I think you sometimes go for too thick a texture in most of the passages but definitely not here. I think the most crucial thing is take care of your own body, as without a healthy body you can do nothing, either your study or your composition. It seems unhealthy for a guy like me, who have to sleep before 11 pm every night to avoid headache and dizziness, to deprive yourself of sleeping for so many days straight. Also I think you should focus on studying now prior to composing, since earning daily bread for the future is important for your future composing whether you will compose for a living in the future or not. Maybe you can also compose with less barinpower consuming form other than fugues. Thx for sharing! Henry

Interestingly, I have never ventured much into Wagner's music, mainly because I don't have enough patience for operas haha. My name is actually derived from my favorite car. I know that my style is similar to Wagner's though, one of my favorite composers is Chausson who is said to have copied him sometimes. And yeah, the time limit for the competition was 6 minutes. I could have stretched the slower parts probably to make it more seamless, but to be honest I didn't have much time left. Very glad you like it though. I have to admit that I really love a full brass sound every now and then even though I have little idea how hard it is to play. Some of you might know me from the discord where I have been active every now and then in the last 2 years. I have a few other pieces on my youtube channel, I just didn't want to post them here all at once because that would make me seem like an attention seeker lol. They're also of considerably lesser quality. https://youtube.com/@amvalkyrie6496?si=diYCQnRvDlSLH7DT