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fugato

American

[foo-gah-toh, fyoo-] / fuˈgɑ toʊ, fju- /

noun

Music.

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

fugato British

/ fjʊˈɡɑːtəʊ /

adverb

in the manner or style of a fugue

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noun

a movement, section, or piece in this style

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

fugatos

plural

Etymology

Origin of fugato

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

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fugato

The music then proceeds in fugato manner for a long time, and there are no more directions or quotations from the text in the score till towards the end.

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher

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

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor

No. 1 has an opening of thirty-seven bars in common time, fugato.

From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by Shedlock, J. S. (John South)

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