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Eleven Entrances Are Key
- The first contrapunctus of "The Art of Fugue" has exactly 11 entrances, making eleven a significant number in the work.
- Presenting the fugue in eleven different ways reveals its intricate structure and themes from multiple perspectives.
Fugue Voices Shape Harmony
- Omitting outer voices from the fugue changes its harmonic completion, revealing how essential each voice is to the fullness of the sound.
- Missing voices create less complete chords and expose the dependency of the fugue's harmony on all parts.
Middle Voices Are The Guts
- The middle voices are the musical "guts" of the fugue, often debated over by composers for their significance.
- Hearing middle voices alone reveals the core polyphonic interplay that drives the entire piece's complexity.