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The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.
Helen Hayes

Meaning of "fugue" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUGUE

From French, from Italian fuga, from Latin: a running away, flight.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FUGUE

fugue  [fjuːɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUGUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fugue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUGUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Fugue

In music, a fugue is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject that is introduced at the beginning in imitation and recurs frequently in the course of the composition. The English term fugue originated in the 16th century and is derived from the French word fugue or the Italian fuga. This in turn comes from Latin, also fuga, which is itself related to both fugere and fugare. The adjectival form is fugal. Variants include fughetta and fugato. A fugue usually has three sections: an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation containing the return of the subject in the fugue's tonic key, though not all fugues have a recapitulation. In the Middle Ages, the term was widely used to denote any works in canonic style; by the Renaissance, it had come to denote specifically imitative works. Since the 17th century, the term fugue has described what is commonly regarded as the most fully developed procedure of imitative counterpoint.

Definition of fugue in the English dictionary

The definition of fugue in the dictionary is a musical form consisting essentially of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below the continuing first statement. Other definition of fugue is a dreamlike altered state of consciousness, lasting from a few hours to several days, during which a person loses his or her memory for his or her previous life and often wanders away from home.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUGUE


frug
fruːɡ
Moog
muːɡ
scoog
skuːɡ
zwischenzug
ˈzvɪʃənzuːɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUGUE

fuggily
fuggy
fughetta
fugie
fugio
fugitation
fugitive
fugitively
fugitiveness
fugitometer
fugle
fugleman
fuglemen
fuglier
fugliest
fugly
fugu
fuguelike
fuguist

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUGUE

analogue
argue
catalogue
colleague
dengue
dialogue
fatigue
Hague
langue
league
major league
minor league
Prague
Premier League
rogue
segue
the Ivy League
tongue
vague
vogue

Synonyms and antonyms of fugue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fugue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUGUE

Find out the translation of fugue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fugue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fugue» in English.

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神游
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuga
570 millions of speakers

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fugue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fugue
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

شرود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фуга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fuga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fugue
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fugue
220 millions of speakers

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Fugue
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fuge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フーガ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

푸가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fugue
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bài nhạc đặt theo tẩu pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Fugue
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काळाची विस्मृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

füg
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fuga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фуга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fugă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φούγκα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

fuga
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fuga
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

fugue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fugue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUGUE»

The term «fugue» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.857 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fugue

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5 QUOTES WITH «FUGUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fugue.
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Helen Hayes
The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.
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Maira Kalman
There is no kind of music I don't listen to. Everything good is interesting. I am as happy with a Bach fugue as I am with a record by Thelonious Monk.
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Edna O'Brien
In every question and every remark tossed back and forth between lovers who have not played out the last fugue, there is one question and it is this: 'Is there someone new?'
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Michael Tippett
The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It's probably the music that belongs most to our time.
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Edward Weston
There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove me from a discordant moment... only Bach hold up fresh and strong after repeated playing. I can always return to Bach when the other records weary me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUGUE»

Discover the use of fugue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fugue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fugue
But his fear is that if she remembers -- will he be repeating the mistake he made? To muddle the waters, he is falling in love with his patient. This play is about loss. ""FUGUE IS FASCINATING!
Lee Thuna, Leonora Thuna, 2008
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Weaveworld
Susanna, granddaughter of the last caretaker, Calhoun Mooney, and Immacolata, an exiled witch intent on destroying her race, vie for a rug into which the world of Seerkind has been woven. Reissue.
Clive Barker, 2001
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Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue
HILLARY is that all-too-rare political play that merrily ignores all the expectations and opinions around it.
Quiara Alegría Hudes, 2007
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The Study of Fugue
Classic study comprises two parts.
Alfred Mann, 2012
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Fugue
MUSICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. ——...-—— Annex-nausea, 14o (6). x42 (6). x43. (6) ; Organ Fugue in B flat, x45 (a) -‚ 40s Organ Fugue in C, 71 (6). x20. x32(a) ; Organ Fugue in C minor. 31 (c). 392. 393; Organ Fugue in D minor, 16 (ß). 221(ß) .
Ebenezer Prout, 1891
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Vain Art of the Fugue
"The reader discovers new satisfactions with such a book. Far from the insipid savors generated by a passive fascination, the text stirs up the joys of an endless activity." Le Monde
Dumitru Țepeneag, 2007
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The Art of Fugue: Bach Fugues for Keyboard, 1715-1750
Joseph Kerman discusses his favourite Bach keyboard fuges, some of them among the best-known fuges and others much less familiar.
Joseph Kerman, 2005
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Theories of Fugue from the Age of Josquin to the Age of Bach
Theories of Fugue from the Age of Josquin to the Age of Bach addresses both the history and methodology of the pre-Bach fugue (from roughly 1500 to 1700), and, of greatest significance to the literature, it seeks to present a way out of the ...
Paul Walker, 2000
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The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue
The final section surveys main stylistic devices, recurring image patterns, and themes that constitute Tarkovsky's "poetic world." the text in enhanced by more than sixty frame enlargements from the films.
Vida T. Johnson, 1994
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Fugue: Through a Glass Darkly
Recovering from injuries she sustained in a traumatic incident in her home, Claire Bentson Mandley is caught between a past she can't remember and a present that is becoming increasingly enjoyable.
Bobbye Stivers Maggard, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUGUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fugue is used in the context of the following news items.
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Harmonica man in a playful mood
... care of the Copland Concerto and Leonard Bernstein's Prelude, Fugue and Riffs while William Russo's Street Music calls on harmonica man, ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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'Watchmaker of Filigree Street' is a magical tale of Victorian London
That's especially true toward the end, which — though satisfying — felt rushed, a minuet turned fugue. But Pulley's capacity for making ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Paintings by Dana Wigdor at RiverWinds
... New York, Moscow and Berlin. In 2004 she received a National Endowment for the Arts Creation Grant to produce her solo exhibition Fugue. «Philipstown.info, Jul 15»
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Andriessen: Symphony No 3, Symphonie Concertante, etc CD …
... sarabande and a final fugue, suggest a suite as much as something symphonic, but the extrovert sense of a work celebrating the liberation of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Tanglewood's original organ, forgotten by time
For its initial performances that year, Biggs selected five Bach favorites — the Fantasia and Fugue in G to open, the mighty Passacaglia and ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Curious Theatre team at midpoint in an innovative live trilogy
Come spring 2016, Curious will present the first installment of its other trilogy, Quiara Alegria Hudes' Elliot plays with "Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue. «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
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I settled on D minor because it was a bit ominous and because it's the key from Bach's Toccata and Fugue, which has been one of my favorites ... «Reveal, Jul 15»
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Film Review: 'Strangerland'
... may have preyed upon his daughter, the increasingly itchy, sweaty Catherine enters a sort of erotic fugue state, desperately flinging herself at ... «Variety, Jul 15»
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Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: July 9
... a great day, even if the Mavericks owner didn't spend last night driving around downtown Houston in a DeAndre Jordan-induced fugue state. «D Magazine, Jul 15»
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Lessons learnt - Back to School with Allan Withington's Conducting …
The carefully chosen repertoire also had a specific purpose in mind - from the 'Finale' from Tchaikovsky's '4th Symphony' to the fugue section of ... «4barsrest.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Fugue [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fugue>. Apr 2024 ».
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