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Gaga About the Fugue
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Gaga About the Fugue

Italian composer Giovanni Dettori has composed a fugue based on a motif found in Lady Gaga's song, "Bad Romance." Composers have been using popular music for contrapuntal fodder for centuries -- sometimes to the disapproval of their audiences (or patrons).

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Erica Sipes and the Artful Fugue
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Erica Sipes and the Artful Fugue

Sipes manages -- in a few short paragraphs -- to present impressions of this form from the inside as a performer, and on the outside as a casual listener.

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Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Daniel Pi created this humorous video explaining how to write a fugue for fun, but it's also quite a good place for the non-musician to start.

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