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to fugue

to fugue

9.9
To write or play music where one melody is copied and joined by other parts
  • verb
  • /fjuːɡ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fugar
  • She often fugues during practice, experimenting with different themes and harmonies in her compositions.

Examples

  • In his latest performance, he fugued beautifully, showcasing his mastery of counterpoint and melodic lines.

  • Several times since they'd gotten off the maglev shuttle, she'd fugued out on him, standing still but not rigid and looking at nothing in particular, her mouth moving but only drifting snatches of sound coming out.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The composer decided to fugue a new piece for the orchestra, carefully intertwining the various melodies.

Synonyms

to counterpoint
vsto fugue
  • Specialized
1 7.9

To write music with several different melodies at the same time

is the specific multi-voice form that interweaves independent lines tightly
to fuguing
vsto fugue
  • Specialized
9.9

To sing or play parts with each voice entering one after another to make a layered sound

is more formal and aims at full interweaving of independent voices in strict structure

Compounds

psychogenic fugue
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A rare condition when a person leaves home, starts a new life, and forgets who they are

How Complex

to fugue
  • Specialized
9.9
to counterpoint
  • Specialized
1 7.9
to imitate
186 2.7

Surface Forms

fugue infinitive
fugued past
fugued past participle
fuguing present participle
fugues third person singular

Etymology

To fugue a piece takes its name from Latin fuga 'flight' because the composer makes musical lines 'chase' the main theme one after another, so to fugue is to arrange voices that follow and weave together.