Composer

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Edvard Grieg

Genre

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Keyboard

Style

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Fugue

Compose Date

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1861 - 1862

Average_duration

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3:53

Edvard Grieg's Fuga duplex in G minor, EG184g, was composed in 1891 and premiered on January 22, 1892, in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. The piece is a double fugue, meaning that it contains two separate fugues that are played simultaneously. The first movement of the piece is marked "Allegro con fuoco" and begins with a bold statement of the main theme in the bass. The theme is then taken up by the upper voices and developed through a series of imitative entries. The second fugue enters shortly after the first, and the two themes are woven together in a complex and intricate web of counterpoint. The movement builds to a powerful climax before subsiding into a quiet coda. The second movement is marked "Andante con moto" and is more lyrical in nature. The main theme is introduced by the violins and is then taken up by the other instruments in turn. The second fugue enters shortly after the first, and the two themes are once again woven together in a complex and intricate web of counterpoint. The movement builds to a powerful climax before subsiding into a quiet coda. The characteristics of Grieg's Fuga duplex in G minor are its complex and intricate counterpoint, its use of two separate fugues played simultaneously, and its powerful climaxes. The piece is a testament to Grieg's skill as a composer and his mastery of the fugue form.

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