fugue

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfjuːɡ/

Noun

fugue (plural fugues)

1. (music) A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
2. Anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality.
3. A fugue state.

Related terms

• fugue state

Translations

• French: fugue
• German: Fuge
• Italian: fuga
• Portuguese: fuga
• Russian: фу́га
• Spanish: fuga

Translations

• German: Fuge
• Russian: фу́га

Verb

fugue (fugues, present participle fuguing; past and past participle fugued)

1. To improvise, in singing, by introducing vocal ornamentation to fill gaps etc.

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