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fugato
[ foo-gah-toh, fyoo- ]
noun
, Music.
, plural fu·ga·tos.
- a section of a composition that is in fugal style but does not constitute a real fugue.
fugato
/ fjʊˈɡɑːtəʊ /
adverb
- in the manner or style of a fugue
noun
- a movement, section, or piece in this style
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fugato1
C19: from Italian, from fugare to compose in the style of a fugue
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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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