Definition of Fugato. Meaning of Fugato. Synonyms of Fugato

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Definition of Fugato

Fugato
Fugato Fu*ga"to, a. (Mus.) in the gugue style, but not strictly like a fugue. -- n. A composition resembling a fugue.

Meaning of Fugato from wikipedia

- adjectival form is fugal. Variants include fughetta ("a small fugue") and fugato (a p****age in fugal style within another work that is not a fugue). A fugue...
- the formal fugue that preceded it and the one that follows it. It is a fugato, a section that combines contrapuntal writing with homophony. "After the...
- explorations and counterpoint, including a new scalar figure in bars 165-173 and a fugato derived from the main theme of the second group (mm. 236-246). The music...
- introduction in a marked "dotted rhythm", followed by a lively movement in fugato style. The overture was frequently followed by a series of dance tunes before...
- theme, similar to that of the later C major Concerto No. 21, but introduced fugato. The orchestral introduction builds to an impressive tutti, but many writers...
- Finally, a distinctive characteristic of this symphony is the five-voice fugato (representing the five major themes) at the end of the fourth movement....
- polyphony (interplay of the voices). It also contains a small section of fugato set to the text 'Komm, ich will mich dir ergeben'. The theme of the text...
- exposition's first subject is composed in fugato and features an incredible display of musical development. The fugato ends with a section featuring non-fugal...
- in the wrong key (G major instead of C major); a pathetic attempt at a fugato, also in the last movement. The piece is notable for one of the earliest...
- stripes we are healed" chorus from Handel's Messiah, since the subject of the fugato is the same with only slight variations by adding ornaments on melismata...