Little Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor - (2019)   

 

The so-called walking bass underpins a eight-measure arch in the minor. Between melodic, harmonic and chromatic minor, a wealth of opportunities may be explored within a small form.

 

 

 

The fugue subject, at measure 31, is of two voices. The lower is a simple descending chromatic line, and the upper is of the four intervals which spell B-A-C-H, albeit in transposition to the key of course. Both voices also appear independently as the fugue proceeds, through a dense stretto to the final statement.

 

 

 

2 pages, circa 3' 00" - an MP3 demo is here: 

 

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.

 

Little Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor