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Definition of Fugue

Fugue
Fugue Fugue, n. [F., fr. It. fuga, fr. L. fuga a fleeing, flight, akin to fugere to fiee. See Fugitive.] (Mus.) A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears. All parts of the scheme are eternally chasing each other, like the parts of a fugue. --Jer. Taylor.

Meaning of Fugue from wikipedia

- In classical music, a fugue (/fjuːɡ/, from Latin fuga, meaning "flight" or "escape") is a contrapuntal, polyphonic compositional technique in two or more...
- fugue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fugue is a type of musical composition. Fugue may also refer to: Fugue (film), a 2018 Polish film Fugue (hash...
- Dissociative fugue (/fjuːɡ/ FYOOG), previously referred to as a fugue state or psychogenic fugue, is a rare psychiatric condition characterized by reversible...
- Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In...
- The Art of Fugue, part 1 (40 minutes) The Art of Fugue, part 2 (31 minutes) Performed by David Ezra Okonşar on organ and harpsichord Problems playing...
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Performed by Ashtar Moïra on organ Problems playing this file? See media help. The Toccata and Fugue in D minor,...
- Toccata and Fugue may refer to several classical compositions attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 – the best known...
- Fugue may refer to several compositions attributed mainly to Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, for harpsichord Fantasia and Fugue in...
- The Fugue in G minor (K. 30, L. 499) by Domenico Scarlatti is a one-movement harpsichord sonata po****rly known as the Cat fugue or Cat's fugue (in Italian:...
- the Great Fugue or Grand Fugue), Op. 133, is a single-movement composition for string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven. An immense double fugue, it was universally...