fugue
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9.2
- noun
- /fjuːɡ/
- Specialized
:
fuga
- So a fugue is a beautiful musical puzzle based on just one tune.
- Bach fugue
- Fugue in D minor
- Art of the Fugue
The one I like is the next to last, which is the fugue.
- The one I like is the next to last, which is the fugue.
Examples
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The musician performed a captivating fugue that showcased the interplay of multiple melodies.
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We know precisely what is happening in Mozart's finale and in a Bach fugue.
Academic text (1997) -
We seem to have been playing the parts of a fugue, the young man says.
Academic text (2003) -
Hey, this is Bach's Little Fugue in G Minor.
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The composition referred to is a fugue written by Mr. Bach with the letters of his name B flat, A, C, and B natural.
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A girl at the club was practicing a Bach fugue, and I felt completely at home.
Fiction book (2002) -
I'll give you a prelude and fugue, followed by a hymn.
Fiction book (1999) -
OK, we've handed out music for you, an entire piece, an entire fugue by JS Bach here.
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Beethoven's extraordinary Great Fugue, which has served as the prelude to our trip, resounds like a circular succession of waves.
Fiction book (1993) -
J. S. Bach, Fugue in D Minor (arr. for trombone quartet)
Academic text (2005)
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.9
A rare condition when a person leaves home, starts a new life, and forgets who they are
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fugue comes from the Latin word fuga meaning 'flight', and music people used that image because the parts seem to 'chase' the main tune; so a musical fugue is where one melody is introduced and then followed and woven by others.