• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.11
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• pp.178-189
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• 2019

This paper is aimed at more carefully studying C. P. E. Bach's Fugues, which have been relatively less appreciated in his study. Fugue is the most sophisticated music with its highly contrapuntal texture, and it is often paired with the contrasting Prelude or Fantasia. C. P. E. Bach introduces an unprecedented attempt by merging seemingly contrasting Fugue and Improvisational passages into one piece of music rather than simply placing the two music pieces side by side. In his unprecedented attempt, the basic concept and typical form of Fugue are roughly maintained, but the insertion of improvisational performance techniques in both the subject and the detailed progression takes great importance. This Study examines the connection of C. P. E. Bach's Fugue and Improvisational Techniques by analyzing his 7 Fugues.