#modal composition

[sibyl-of-space]

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pretentiously named as this is in fact the fourth fugue I've written :^)

fugue no. 1

fugue no. 2 (variation 4)

fugue no. 3

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so now that the school year’s almost over (and ib with it lmao), i finally feel comfortable posting this! i wrote a fugue for flute, bb clarinet, and bassoon; the fun part is that it’s also in sonata form :3c most of it is in 3/4, but part of the development happens to be in 5/4, lmao. it’s actually in mixolydian as the tonic bc sometimes you just gotta write in mixolydian

since ib requires a live recording, i was really lucky to be able to get some people from my school’s band to play it, including the lovely @littleclementine on flute!! thanks for making it sound great <3

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I finished my counterpoint final today and all we had to do was compose it but I decided to be extra and record it on cello.

The high parts are kind of yikes because I’m not gonna lie, I am playing cello a lot more than I have been for the past several years but I am still rusty as fuck in that upper range. But I drowned it in reverb and layered some synth instruments in there to smooth out the rust. Lol.

I had a lot of fun writing this! We just had to use counterpoint techniques and write it in a modal style and shift between various modes. I used D Dorian, F Lydian, and E Phrygian. Could say more about how I structured the piece, but instead, how’s about you give it a listen and decide if it sounds good or not, because that’s all that REALLY matters 8)