Fugues Just for Fun - Number 2

[Andy Boden]

A slowish ragtime tune which was 'inspired' (dare I say that?) after hearing El Condor Pasa by Simon & Garfunkel on the radio.

Just to keep it serious ... there's also nearly a quote from a Bach fugue hidden in the second Mandolin part !!

For 2 mandolins, mandola & guitar

https://soundcloud.com/andabouk/fugu...t-for-fun-no-2

Score and parts available on my Skydrive - Click on the MyFiles folder, then the FunFugues folder. The files are the ones with names beginning FunFugues2

http://sdrv.ms/KRdHdV

If you download the files I'd be most grateful if you would drop a note on this thread

Thanks - Andy

[John Kelly]

Andy, have had a listen and really liked your efforts here. I have also downloaded the score, for which many thanks. Will have a play around with this and if I can do it any justice will have a go at recording a version.
Many thanks again for tune and score.

[Jim Garber]

Thanks, Andy. I always enjoy your pieces. Keep up the good work. I did download the score and parts. I just have to find some folks willing and able to play it.

[Werner Jaekel]

Thank you, Andy.
I certainly do not want to miss such an opportunity.

Just thinking of your wonderful version of " My Beautiful Mandolin Friend " by Nigel Gatherer on Soundcloud.

Could you tell us a bit more about these fugues ? Maybe a bit of theory and ....

[August Watters]

Thanks Andy - Just downloaded Fun Fugues 2 and looking forward to trying it out. I read through the first "Fun Fugue" with my quartet Boston Mandolins, and we were all delighted. Thanks for your contribution - and your generosity in sharing here.

[Andy Boden]

Thank you, Andy.
I certainly do not want to miss such an opportunity.

Just thinking of your wonderful version of " My Beautiful Mandolin Friend " by Nigel Gatherer on Soundcloud.

Could you tell us a bit more about these fugues ? Maybe a bit of theory and ....

Hi Werner

Thanks for your comment.

A good definition of a fugue can befound here -

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/tas3/fugueanatomy.html

However, my pieces aren't 'full-blown' fugues in the style of J S Bach (I wish ..!) - they are just my attempts at playing about with a theme to create, I hope, an enjoyable and playable piece for a mandolin quartet ...... not to be taken too seriously !

[Werner Jaekel]

Again Andy, very generous of you.

Thank you. I will really take time with this to study and play.

I love Bach, who doesn't. And Johann Quantz, by the way.

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T:Minuet (version 1)
C:JohannQuantz
N:Arranged for mandolin by Alan Howard
L:1/8
Q:240
M:3/4
K:C
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E^G B2 A2 | BE ^GB ed | A,C EA ce | DA fe dc | G,B, DG Bd | CG ed cB | AA, CF Ac | \
B,F dc BA | BE ed cB |1 A2 A,2 e2 :|2 A2 A,2 c2 |: CE Gc eC | B,d ef gB, | A,c fe dc | \
BG, DG Bd | CE Gc eC | B,d ef gB, | A,c fe dc | B2 G,2 g2 | ^CA ^ce a2 | DA fe fC | \
B,d ef g2 | CG ed eE | FA df dc | GB dF Ec | Fd Gc G,B |1 [c2E2] C2 c2 :|2 [c2E2] C2 e2 | \
A,C EA ce | DA fe dc | G,B, DG Bd | CG ed cB | AA, CF Ac | B,F dc BA | E^G B2 A2 | \
BE ^GB ed | A,C EA ce | DA fe dc | G,B, DG Bd | CG ed cB | AA, CF Ac | B,F dc BA | \
BE ed cB | A2 A,4 | \
W:Created with TablEdit http://www.tabledit.com/

But surely you know.