# Art of Fugue for newbs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-of-fugue-for-newbs/290745>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 18, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-of-fugue-for-newbs/290745 "2005-02-18T17:14:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Random\_Design](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58f4c7/32.png) [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-of-fugue-for-newbs/290745/1 "2005-02-18T17:14:43Z")

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If this is even possible… could someone guide me through this amazing piece of music. I’m a total musical ignoramus and I have looked up a couple of summaries on the www, but they all rapidly turned into words and descriptions as meaningless to me as musical notation itself ☹  
so is it possible for something so musically complex to be explained to a dummy like me? or should I just appreciate it as I do… as a musical newb?

in particular, I’m dying to know what the beautiful instrument is that’s used on the last 2 movements of the first cd (I’ve got it on a double, performed by Stuttgart symphony with Munchinger, the other piece on the other cd is Musical OFfering) - tracks 18 + 19. harpsichord? glockenspiel? it’s so amazing…

Thanks!  
(sorry if this is a repost)