Chromatic Cakewalk and Fugue - (2011) ![](images/01_Little_Green_Dot.gif)
for piano
The cakewalk, among the various forms of ragtime, involved dancing in light-hearted mockery of others, and such a cakewalk became high art in the hands of many. I thought simply to add another take on this delightful rhythm and treat it in the manner of an melodic invention and then contrapuntally. Just for the fun of it.
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The fugue shares the infectious bounce of the opening, with a pickup added to assist in watching for the subject's entrances and answers, especially in the density of stretto appearances.
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The score is 3 pages, with an approximate performance time of 2' 50." ![](images/01_demo.gif)
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano score.
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Chromatic Cakewalk and Fugue
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