double fugue
Americannoun
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a fugue with two subjects developed simultaneously.
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a fugue having two subjects that are developed at first independently and then together.
Example Sentences
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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
The climactic figure is a new hymnal line that moves as central theme of an imposing double fugue.
From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Goepp, Philip H.
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
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