fugue

noun

ˈfyüg

: a musical composition in which one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the voice parts

The organist played a four-voiced fugue.

: something that resembles a fugue especially in interweaving repetitive elements

a story that … is as rich and multilayered as a fugue

Heather Vogel Frederick

: a disturbed state of consciousness in which the one affected seems to perform acts in full awareness but upon recovery cannot recollect the acts performed

fugue verb

fuguist

ˈfyü-gist

noun

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Fugue and Bach

Bach and Handel composed many fugues for harpsichord and organ in which the various parts (or voices) seem to flee from and chase each other in an intricate dance. Each part, after it has stated the theme or melody, apparently flees from the next part, which takes up the same theme and sets off in pursuit. Simple rounds such as "Three Blind Mice" or "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" could be called fugues for children, but a true fugue can be long and extremely complex.

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Recent Examples on the Web Another can take the harmony of a pop song from, say, Justin Bieber or Drake and combine it with the melody and rhythm of a fugue by Schubert or Bach, if that’s your thing.

Bill Hochberg, Forbes, 29 June 2022 There was even an organ-like quality to his account of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31, particularly to the fugue in the third movement.

Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2022 Hebrew Prayer features the complete music of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor – considered the greatest work in the choral repertoire and featuring many early music styles such as Italianate Baroque, German fugue, and Polonaise.

Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2022 The first play is built around a Bach fugue, which DeBoard described as melodic and cohesive in style.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022 Sri spent the next days in a knotted fugue of grief, grappling with the paradox that Mama was everywhere and nowhere.

Noy Thrupkaew, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021 For Bartók, the universe is a structural masterpiece to be represented in the fugue and dance.

Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022 Tawada has always had a talent for ventriloquizing eccentrics, following singular minds through fugue and limbo.

Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 Camille Gardener lives in a fugue state of grief since her only child, Emily, was murdered five years ago, after the 15-year-old attended a fraternity party at an upstate New York college.

Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Oct. 2021 See More

单词	fugue
释义	fugue noun ˈfyüg 1 a : a musical composition in which one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the voice parts The organist played a four-voiced fugue. b : something that resembles a fugue especially in interweaving repetitive elements a story that … is as rich and multilayered as a fugue Heather Vogel Frederick 2 : a disturbed state of consciousness in which the one affected seems to perform acts in full awareness but upon recovery cannot recollect the acts performed fugue verb fuguist ˈfyü-gist noun Did you know? Fugue and Bach Bach and Handel composed many fugues for harpsichord and organ in which the various parts (or voices) seem to flee from and chase each other in an intricate dance. Each part, after it has stated the theme or melody, apparently flees from the next part, which takes up the same theme and sets off in pursuit. Simple rounds such as "Three Blind Mice" or "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" could be called fugues for children, but a true fugue can be long and extremely complex. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Another can take the harmony of a pop song from, say, Justin Bieber or Drake and combine it with the melody and rhythm of a fugue by Schubert or Bach, if that’s your thing. Bill Hochberg, Forbes, 29 June 2022 There was even an organ-like quality to his account of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31, particularly to the fugue in the third movement. Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2022 Hebrew Prayer features the complete music of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor – considered the greatest work in the choral repertoire and featuring many early music styles such as Italianate Baroque, German fugue, and Polonaise. Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2022 The first play is built around a Bach fugue, which DeBoard described as melodic and cohesive in style. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022 Sri spent the next days in a knotted fugue of grief, grappling with the paradox that Mama was everywhere and nowhere. Noy Thrupkaew, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021 For Bartók, the universe is a structural masterpiece to be represented in the fugue and dance. Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022 Tawada has always had a talent for ventriloquizing eccentrics, following singular minds through fugue and limbo. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 Camille Gardener lives in a fugue state of grief since her only child, Emily, was murdered five years ago, after the 15-year-old attended a fraternity party at an upstate New York college. Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology probably from Italian fuga flight, fugue, from Latin, flight, from fugere First Known Use 1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Medical Definition fugue noun ˈfyüg : a disturbed state of consciousness in which the one affected seems to perform acts in full awareness but upon recovery cannot recollect them
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fugue

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