Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus 2 (Analysis)

TRO analyses the second fugue in J.S.Bach's Die Kunst der Fuge, looking at form, harmony, and contrapuntal technique.

With special thanks to Kimiko Ishizaka for making her incredible recordings public domain. For more on her work, including original compositions, please check out her website here: https://kimiko-piano.com/home

BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING AND WATCHING:
Anson-cartwright, M. (2008) Elision and the Embellished Final Cadence in J. S. Bach's Preludes. In: Music Analysis. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...

Haussmann, Elias Gottlob. Bach image used at the end of the video: [http://www.jsbach.net/bass/elements/b...] Public Domain, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...], from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_...]

Kimiko Ishizaka's website, with headshots, recordings and other information: https://kimiko-piano.com/home

Mondrup, C. (2018) Edition of The Art of Fugue used for this video, based on an edition by Werner Icking: http://ks.imslp.info/files/imglnks/us...

OpenGoldberg - Wonderful channel that has public domain performances by Kimiko Ishizaka and the Stephen Malinowski animations:    • J.S. Bach, Art of Fugue, Complete. Ki...  

Prout, E. (1892) Fugal Analysis: A Companion to Fugue; Being a Collection of Fugues of Various Styles Put into Score and Analyzed. London: Augener

Prout, E. (1891) Fugue. London: Augener

Prout, E. (1891) Double Counterpoint and Canon. London: Augener

Sparks, J. and City of London Sinfonia (2018) Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures: Bach and the Cosmos. Loved this lecture on mathematics and music, which you can find here:    • Bach and the Cosmos  

Stephen Malinowski's channel:    / @smalin  

Tovey, D.F. (compiled 2013 from original 1931 OUP publications) Bach's The Art of Fugue & A Companion to The Art of Fugue. New York: Dover Publications