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Dennis J. McShane, M.D.

Harmonious Classical Music for the 21st Century
Fugue in D Minor "Santa Clara" for Orchestra Live

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16.3
Fugue in D Minor "Santa Clara" for Orchestra LiveDennis J McShane, M.D.
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The Fugue in D minor is a large work originally written for piano in 2014 and currently arranged for full orchestra (as an orchestral instrumentation learning process by the composer) with the assistance of Richard Altenbach. While reflective of Bach fugal techniques, it incorporates more of the complexity of a Busoni composition toward the end of the piece. The motif or Subject of the fugue is eight bars in length. The fugue has 3 Counter-subjects as the theme develops in the Exposition resulting in a four voice fugue. The opening Exposition of Subject and Countersubjects occurs in the woodwinds with the cello entering toward the end of the exposition.
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