fugue
/ˈfjuːɡ/
Dictionary
noun
- 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.
- Anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality.
- A fugue state.
verb
- To improvise, in singing, by introducing vocal ornamentation to fill gaps etc.
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