- Subject is introduced in the tonic key
- Answer is a repetition of the subject in the dominant key
- Exposition modulator leads to the dominant
Development
- Subject, or answer, is often fragmented and sequenced
- Chromaticism and modulation frequently occur
Recapitulation
- Subject is restated in the tonic key
- Answer follows in the tonic key
- Recapitulation modulator leads back to the tonic
Coda
- A free section that brings the fugue to a close