Six Voice Fugue from String Sextet in G-flat major, 2nd Movement

Hi @Fermata,

Thx for your comment!

On 7/29/2024 at 1:35 AM, Fermata said:

May I ask what your technique was to achieve six-part counterpoint with such an intricate theme? I mean, I've done myself several counterpoint exercises for more than four voices, but always with simple stile antico themes... How did you go about working out this complicated subject?

To be honest, I don’t know what technique I use. The reason I write with that subject is because it’s from the fugato in the first movement and I wanna explore it. I cut the theme short to become the first subject in the fugue here so it makes it easier to write, but when the long third subject appears in 4:58 I actually felt it easier to write since I don’t have to write with heavy stretti. The only technique I consciously used is the splitting of the third subject in b.171. I just write what I want in every moment of the fugue and doing calculation🤑 I don’t know how I work out this complicated subject (three subjects!) too…

Henry