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fugued

fugued

9.4
With several musical parts that start, repeat, and fit together
  • adjective
  • /fjʊɡd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fugado
  • Her latest piece features a fugued melody weaving through the orchestra.

Examples

  • The choir's performance included a fugued passage that impressed the audience.

  • The symphony was beautifully fugued.

  • The composer wrote a fugued section that highlighted the skill of each instrumentalist.

  • I love the way the fugued melodies intertwine.

  • The composer wrote a fugued section that highlighted the skill of each instrumentalist.

  • Her latest piece features a fugued melody weaving through the orchestra.

  • The choir's performance included a fugued passage that impressed the audience.

Synonyms

fugal
vsfugued
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A musical style where the same tune appears in overlapping parts

has the same meaning but uses a different word form

How Fugal

fugued
  • Specialized
9.4
contrapuntal
  • Specialized
2 9.6
homophonic
  • Specialized
8.4

Surface Forms

fugued positive

Morphology

fugued = fugue (transparent) = fugue + ed

Direct adjectival use of 'fugue' with the productive English suffix '-ed' clearly yields 'arranged in the style of a fugue', which is straightforward for learners familiar with the musical term.

Etymology

Fugued comes from the musical form fugue, from Latin fuga meaning 'flight'. In music that 'flight' image becomes parts that chase and copy each other, so a fugued section is arranged with interweaving voices that follow the same theme.