fugato
Americannoun
plural
fugatosadverb
noun
Etymology
Origin of fugato
From Italian, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at fugue, -ate 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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)
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
Possum dicere illius esse quod Odenatus Persos vicit, ac Sapore fugato Ctesiphontem usque pervenit.
From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by Ware, William
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
