J.S. Bach, Fugue in G minor

Selection – Fugue in G minor

Composer – J.S. Bach

Stylistic Period – Baroque

Form – Slow and solemn

Timbre – Organ, and too much of it

Melody – pitch range,

Harmony - simple, but not pleasing 

Dynamics – organ, a few shifts, not very pleasing

Texture - monophonic

Rhythm/Tempo – simpl, non-existant, very slow

 

Two Key Characteristic’s of Stylistic Period

1. Unity of mood

2.  terraced dynamics