How to Write a Fugue

Danielpi asked:


A silly, pretentious instructional video I made for Prof. James Gardner’s Sight & Sound: TV course, where I write a fugue based on the theme from Britney Spear’s “Oops I Did It Again”.

By popular request, you may now find the sheet music here: http://groups.google.com/group/oopsfugue

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24 Comments

  1. Gabrielahottiexxx45 says:

    what i have is sure to make you come back for more

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  2. Ashleighcleavage63 says:

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  3. BFGUITAR says:

    HAHAHAHHA special thanks to Bach and Britney Spears.

  4. LarkinFarkin says:

    I love the fugue (and the face of the guy when he´s talking about Britney).

  5. haeyin says:

    The instructional fugue had me on the floor. Laughing…

  6. AsSomedayItMayHappen says:

    And the “Special thanks to Britney Spears and Johann Sebastian Bach” made me laugh as well.

  7. tomgt4 says:

    lol the funny part is that you actually know what you’re talking about

  8. kingjonnyvii says:

    oops he got the answer wrong! although i suppose i’m missing the point!

  9. TheNoga says:

    hi, could you post the script? it’s difficult to follow, but great idea to keep it under 5 mins

  10. iamdabeat11 says:

    haha awesome!!

  11. AsSomedayItMayHappen says:

    Very clever! Thanks very much.

  12. Alexjr1543 says:

    You made that song sound so much better by turning it into a fugue.

  13. michaelmca says:

    I’m still wondering about the “dick” symbolism. I liked it…but I’m still wondering. Perhaps if you composed on an organ next time?

  14. vivace737 says:

    yeah…my bad.. i’ve been lacking perceptiveness today.

  15. frostythesasquatch says:

    Are you kidding? Did you see the opening and closing credits?

  16. vivace737 says:

    why would you suggest that?

  17. frostythesasquatch says:

    You’re a really big fan of “A Clockwork Orange,” aren’t you?

  18. zsissyz says:

    lol “oops i did it again”

  19. ouaquede says:

    Just great!! Five stars!

  20. Erikforce says:

    Nice vid. I hope you do an actual “how to” some day.

  21. sandcrab132 says:

    0:51. priceless.

  22. garrettmillerdrums says:

    LOL, he erases a dick before writing the music on the board.

  23. Danielpi says:

    It’s called matting. Any video editing program can do it. You can do it with three photos and a pair of scissors. Put a still camera on a tripod, and take three photos, each with you in a different position against the same background. Then cut the three photos and paste together — the backgrounds will match, because you didn’t move the camera between shots. Stupid and easy, no?

  24. ernierap says:

    Hey, how did you do the split screen thing? Is there a certain program?

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