Answer

Answer
(AN-sur)

Second entry of the subject in a fugue, usually pitched a fourth below or a fifth above the original subject. If the theme is altered slightly in the answer, then it is said to be a 'tonal' answer, if it is entirely unaltered, it is said to be a 'real' answer.

SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:

Bach, J.S.: The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapunctus 1: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 25
Bach, J.S.: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 17

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