fugato

[ foo-gah-toh, fyoo- ]

noun

, Music.

, plural fu·ga·tos.

1. a section of a composition that is in fugal style but does not constitute a real fugue.

fugato

/ fjʊˈɡɑːtəʊ /

adverb

1. in the manner or style of a fugue

noun

1. a movement, section, or piece in this style

Word History and Origins

Origin of fugato¹

From Italian, dating back to 1865–70; fugue, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fugato¹

C19: from Italian, from fugare to compose in the style of a fugue

Example Sentences

He regarded it as a synonym of the fantasia, which was a free form made up of fugato instrumental passages.

From Project Gutenberg

What is the use of a monotonous fugato which comes into the Introduction before the Fugue itself?

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A form of opera overture consisting of a slow introduction, followed by a fugue or fugato, and concluding with a slow movement.

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Christus ista cœpit, ista perficiet, etiam me sive extincto, sive fugato.

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