Select all that applyWhich of the following statements are true of a fugue?Multiple select question.The principal theme or subject of a fugue never enters alone.The first entrance—the subject—of a fugue is on the tonic.The answer of a fugue begins on the same tone as the subject.The second voice of a fugue begins on the fifth tone of the scale.
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Select all that applyWhich of the following statements are true of a fugue?Multiple select question.The principal theme or subject of a fugue never enters alone.The first entrance—the subject—of a fugue is on the tonic.The answer of a fugue begins on the same tone as the subject.The second voice of a fugue begins on the fifth tone of the scale.
Solution
The following statements are true of a fugue:
- The first entrance—the subject—of a fugue is on the tonic.
- The second voice of a fugue begins on the fifth tone of the scale.
The other two statements are not true. The principal theme or subject of a fugue can enter alone. The answer of a fugue does not begin on the same tone as the subject, it usually begins on the dominant (fifth note of the scale).
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