Books on writing fugues
Question: Can you recommend some good books on composition of fugues? - T.K.

Answer: Alfred Mann's book, "The Study of Fugue," is an excellent resource, and here's an online link:

Mann: The Study of Fugue

Knut Jeppeson's wonderful "Counterpoint: The Polyphonic Vocal Style of the 16th Century, also has an appendix titled "The Vocal Fugue" that is useful.

That will keep you off the streets for a while.

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