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Bob

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What does the "chromatic" refer to in Bach's Chromatic Fugue and Fantasia BWV 90

on: June 21, 2006, 03:11:25 PM

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gonzalo

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Re: What does the "chromatic" refer to in Bach's Chromatic Fugue and Fantasia BWV 90

Reply #1 on: June 21, 2006, 03:38:58 PM

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A chromatic fantasia is a specific form of fantasia (or fantasy or fancy) originating in sixteenth century Europe. In its earliest form, it is based on a chromatically descending tetrachord which arises naturally out of the dorian mode. Consequently the chromatic fantasia is almost invariably in d-minor even as late as Bach.

I guess it just refers to that kind of fantasia described above.

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Re: What does the "chromatic" refer to in Bach's Chromatic Fugue and Fantasia BWV 90

Reply #2 on: June 21, 2006, 03:44:14 PM

Quote from: gonzalo on June 21, 2006, 03:38:58 PM

History
A chromatic fantasia is a specific form of fantasia (or fantasy or fancy) originating in sixteenth century Europe. In its earliest form, it is based on a chromatically descending tetrachord which arises naturally out of the dorian mode. Consequently the chromatic fantasia is almost invariably in d-minor even as late as Bach.

I guess it just refers to that kind of fantasia described above.

Wow thanks. Hmm. notice that Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto/Mazeppa are based on descending chord schemes and are in d minor...

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