double fugue

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noun

Music.

1. a fugue with two subjects developed simultaneously.

2. a fugue having two subjects that are developed at first independently and then together.

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double fugue

In 1825, Beethoven finished a frantic double fugue for string quartet.

From Economist ● Mar. 13, 2018

And the double fugue that breaks out midway was played with nimble technique.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2010

It is sung by Israelites almost in despair beneath usurping tyranny; and accordingly it is a severe double fugue in a minor key, expressive of devout courage at a moment of depression.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

When Handel wrote a normal double fugue in a minor key on the word “Hallelujah” he showed that he at all events knew what a vigorous and dignified thing an 18th-century double fugue could be.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

Eliza Woods, another student at the same place, has written a full manuscript score for an overture, as well as a double fugue, a sonata, and a number of songs.

From Woman's Work in Music by Elson, Arthur