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Thread: Analysis of Bach's fugues: key changes

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    Ensign, Principal
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    Analysis of Bach's fugues: key changes

    Dear all

    At the risk of being a bore can I possibly ask what kind of key changes would typically exist (and all they better if you can tell me which ones actually do exist) say in a Bach fugue for example in C Major. Which keys does he generally tend to shift into.

    This is just to aid my understanding as I begin to attempt to play some of the pieces.

    Thanks!
    Nicht Bach sondern Meer

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    Seaman, Mezzoforte
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    Sorry to say this, but most of bach's fugues don't follow a set key progression. The only real keys you can expect are the obvious - dominant, sub-dominant and relative minor, but he often does move into other keys

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