Identify the incorrect statement regarding the fugue

a. the theme is called the subject
b. polyphonic statements of the theme alternate with expositions (passages of homophonic development
c. normally written for between two and five independent polyphonic lines
d. sections in which the melody is not heard in its entirety are called episodes
e. fugues may be written for voices as well as instruments


ANSWER: b

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