Bachus Fugus - Toccata Plus
Artist Statement
I started to study Fugue’s and toccatas. It seems that by definition toccatas tend to be free form and demonstrative in order to show off the level of talent of the performer. Fugues on the other hand are quite structured and indeed repetitive in one way or another. Classically, fugues repeat a chord or phrase but in a different key or tempo or even different instrument (voice) but the theme (or subject)remains. Suddenly the ability of my veneer to translate this procedure became more possible. I could use different woods to show key changes, zig zag the staffs to accentuate tempo adjustment, indicate the subject bleeding from each movement to the next and indicate explosions to show great splashes of sound. From there everything seemed to fall into place. Shortly “Bachus Fugus arrived.” Indeed, I listened to Bach’s ”Toccata and Fugue in d minor”, his “Little Fugue in C” and his “Fantasia and Fugue in C” over and over while making this piece.