Bach and I Love Lucy

Harris Walker, American Studies, CC ’20

I think that this scene represents the qualities of fugue both generally and in this piece in particular. The mood in the room starts out calm, as Lucy and Ethel are drawn into a state of false security based on the initial amount of chocolate coming along the conveyor belt, just as the music starts out simple. As time passes, the conveyor belt picks up speed, which complicates the process by having to keep up with more chocolate, just as the listener must keep up with multiple musical lines. Additionally, although each seems complicated, both pieces find resolution in the end.