Antonyms for fugue

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fyoog

Phonetic Transcription : fyug

Definition of fugue

Origin : 1590s, fuge, from Italian fuga "ardor," literally "flight," from Latin fuga "act of fleeing," from fugere "to flee" (see fugitive). Current spelling (1660s) is from the French version of the Italian word.
A Fugue is a composition founded upon one subject, announced at first in one part alone, and subsequently imitated by all the other parts in turn, according to certain general principles to be hereafter explained. The name is derived from the Latin word fuga, a flight, from the idea that one part starts on its course alone, and that those which enter later are pursuing it. ["Fugue," Ebenezer Prout, 1891]

As in amnesia : noun memory loss
As in flight : noun fleeing; departure
As in forgetfulness : noun consistent inability to remember

Example sentences :

And now it was no longer a fugue of sounds—it was a fugue of all sensations.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

She doesn't know a fugue from a bass viol, and she never hesitates to say so.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

The pianist made no sign, having reached the fugue following the prelude.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

No, Willis never knew any music, and yet he had a good taste, and loved a fugue.
Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner

So should the passion-music close, and not with fugue of praise and triumph like an oratorio.
Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton

Instantly came the reply, "I am very glad I don't look like a fugue."
Extract from : « Woman's Work in Music » by Arthur Elson

And what was played was a fugue—though Petya had not the least conception of what a fugue is.
Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

Meyerbeer, it is said, was also weak in counterpoint and fugue.
Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten

Gluck, indeed, has even been considered weak in counterpoint and fugue.
Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten

This fiery composition is followed by a four-voiced "real" fugue.
Extract from : « Contemporary American Composers » by Rupert Hughes

Synonyms for fugue

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