Episode 659, The Art of the Fugue

The Art of Fugue Painting, JeanLuc Feugeas

Which musical form has a subject, an answer, and episodes of development?  The fugue. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at the fugue  with works by John Williams, George Gershwin, John Philip Sousa, and of course, Bach, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Fugue from Trio Sonata in C major
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Empire Brass Quintet    
Fugue on Yankee Doodle
  John Philip Sousa
  The Kalamazoo Concert Band, Richard S. Swinsick
​Catfish Row - V. Fugue
  George Gershwin
  University of Missouri Wind Ensemble, Thomas O'Neal

Spitfire Fugue
  William Walton
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
Symphony in Bb - III. Fugue - Rather broad
  Paul Hindemith
  University of Michigan Symphony Band,
  H. Robert Reynolds
Fugue
  Oliver Nelson
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Variations on a Bach Chorale - Fugue
  Jack Stamp
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Out to Sea and the Shark Cage Fugue from "Jaws"
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth W. Megan
Fugue in C minor
  Charles Ives
  US Marine Band, Timothy Foley
Fugue for Tinhorns
  Frank Loesser
  Empire Brass Quintet
Fugue from "Schwanda the Bagpiper"
  Jaromir Weinberger
  Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble,
​  Rodney Holmes
Three Preludes and Fugues - I. Fugue in C minor
  Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Siegmund Goldhammer
  Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie, Thomas Clamor
Fugue in G minor "The Little Fugue"
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Texas A&M University Wind Symphony, Timothy B. Rhea