Glenn Gould - "So You Want To Write a Fugue?" - Glenn Gould: The Composer - (HQ)

Claron Mcfadden - Soprano
Marie-Thérèse Keller - Mezzo-Soprano
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt - Tenor
Harry Van der Kamp - Bass
Bruno Monsaingeon & Gilles Apap - Violins
Gérard Caussé - Viola
Alain Meunier - Cello
Nicolas Rivenq - Conductor
ALBUM: Glenn Gould: The Composer
TRACK 13
LYRICS:
So you want to write a fugue?
You've got the urge to write a fugue,
You've got the nerve to write a fugue,
So go ahead and write a fugue that we can sing!
Pay no heed to what we've told you,
Give no mind to what we've told you,
Just forget all that we've told you,
And the theory that you've read.
For the only way to write one,
Is just to plunge right in and write one,
So just forget the rules and write one,
Have a try, yes, try to write a fugue.
So just ignore the rules and try,
And the fun of it will get you,
And the joy of it will fetch you,
It's pleasure that is bound to satisfy.
So why not have a try?
You'll decide that John Sebastian
Must have been a very personable guy.
But never be clever for the sake of being clever,
For a canon in inversion is a dangerous diversion,
And a bit of augmentation is a serious temptation,
While a stretto diminution is an obvious solution.
Never be clever for the sake of being clever,
For the sake of showing off!
It's rather awesome, isn't it?
And when you've finished writing it,
I think you'll find a great joy in it (hope so)...
Well, nothing ventured nothing gained they say...
But still it is rather hard to start.
Let us try.
Right now?
We're going to write a fugue right now!
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[@AB-gt9pn]

"Never be clever for the sake of being clever, for the sake of showing off"

[@mike7755]

Thanks for uploading! I've only heard the TV version before now. As much as I love that version, It's nice to have one that is above ear-bleed quality.

[@somehow3707]

Beautiful voices!!!

[@Orourkebanjo]

Rest in peace.

[@hdagelic]

Nice lyrics.

[@saula.fantauzzi]

Nice me encantan los contrapuntos. El padre del Contrapunto = Bach

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